| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §153, as amended by PL 1989, c. 6; c. 9, §2; and | | c. 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, is further amended to read: |
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| | | The person elected under section 152 and accepting the office | | of county treasurer shall give bond to the county for the | | faithful discharge of duties in the sum ordered by the | | commissioners and with such sureties as they approve in writing | | on the bond. Surety and fidelity insurance coverage provided by | | a public sector self-funded risk pool organized pursuant to | | section 2253 in the sum ordered by the commissioners is deemed to | | comply with the requirements of this section. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §161, as amended by PL 1989, c. 6; c. 9, §2; and | | c. 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, is further amended to read: |
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| | | §161. Deputy treasurers; duties |
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| | | Each county treasurer may appoint a deputy treasurer for their | | that treasurer's county, subject to the requirements of section | | 501. The deputy treasurer shall assist the treasurer in | | performing the duties of the treasurer's office. The deputy | | treasurer shall give bond to the county for the faithful | | discharge of duties in the sum ordered by the county | | commissioners and with such sureties as they approve in writing | | on the bond, the premium of the bond to be met by the county. | | The deputy treasurer shall act as treasurer in the event of a | | vacancy until a treasurer is chosen and qualified under section | | 151. Surety and fidelity insurance coverage provided by a public | | sector self-funded risk pool organized pursuant to section 2253 | | in the sum ordered by the commissioners is deemed to comply with | | the requirements of this section. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 30-A MRSA §372, sub-§§1 to 5, as amended by PL 1989, c. 6; c. 9, | | §2; and c. 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, are further amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Bond required. Every person elected or appointed sheriff | | for the Counties of York, Cumberland, Kennebec or Penobscot, | | before receiving that commission, must give bond to the Treasurer | | of State with at least 3 sufficient sureties or with the bond of | | a surety company authorized to do business in this State as | | surety in the sum of $40,000 and for any of the other counties in | | the sum of $25,000, conditioned for the |
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