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Chapter26i -H.B. No. 1241 1 ' AN ACT 2 relating to surety bond requirements for reserve deputy constables. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 4 SECTION 1. Section 86.012, Local Government Code, is 5 amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to 6 read as follows: 7 (c) Except as provided by Subsection (c-i), a [A] reserve 8 deputy constable must take the official oath and must execute a bond 9 in the amount of $2,000, payable to the constable. The oath and 10 bond must be filed with the county clerk of the county in which the 11 appointment is made. The oath and bond must be given before the 12 reserve deputy constable's entry on duty and simultaneously with 13 the officer's appointment. 14 (c-1) If a constable appoints more than one reserve deputy 15 constable, the constable may execute a blanket surety bond to cover 16 the reserve deputy constables. Instead of a reserve deputy 17 constable executing an individual bond under Subsection (c) or the 18 constable executing a blanket surety bond, the county may 19 self-insure against losses that would have been covered by the 20 bond. 21 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 22 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 23 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 24 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Reference the current page of this Legislative Document.
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1241, Chapter 261,
legislative document,
June 17, 2011;
[Austin, Texas].
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth310981/m1/1/:
accessed April 23, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.