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faithful performance of the duties of the office and to answer for | | all neglect and misdoings of the chief deputy. 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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| | | 2. Approval of bond. After executing the required bond, | | every sheriff shall file it in the office of the county clerk, to | | be presented to the county commissioners at their next meeting | | for approval. After the bond has been approved by the | | commissioners, the clerk shall record it and certify the fact of | approval on the bond. The clerk shall retain a copy of the bond | and deliver the original to the sheriff who shall deliver it to | the State Auditor within 20 days after its approval to be filed | in the State Auditor's office. |
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| | | 3. Annual examination of bonds. The county commissioners of | | each county, at their first meeting after the 3rd Tuesday of | | June, on motion of the district attorney, shall annually examine | | the sufficiency of the bond of the sheriff of their county and | have their clerk make a record of their determination. The clerk | shall report the commissioner's findings to the State Auditor | within 30 days. |
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| | | 4. New bond when insufficient. If the bond of any sheriff is | | found to be insufficient, the clerk shall certify that fact to | | the sheriff within 10 days. Within 20 days after that notice is | | given, the sheriff must give a new bond with sufficient sureties, | | to be filed in the office of the county clerk and approved by the | county commissioners, and then filed in the State Auditor's | office |
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| | | 5. Forfeiture for neglect to give bond. A sheriff forfeits | | $150 to the State for each month's neglect to give the security | required in this section. The State Auditor shall report that | neglect to the Treasurer of State. | | prosecute a civil action for the Treasurer of State to recover | | the forfeiture. The clerk of courts of the sheriff's county | | shall certify the sheriff's name to the Governor and the Attorney | | General. Unless reasonable cause for this neglect is shown or, | | within 20 days after the clerk certifies the sheriff's name, the | | sheriff gives or renews the security to the satisfaction of the | Governor, the sheriff thereby |
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| | | Sec. 4. 30-A MRSA §384, as amended by PL 1991, c. 748, is further | | amended to read: |
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| | | §384. Chief deputy, deputies, bond; approval and filing |
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