Alabama § 36-5-20 - Effect of Bonds Improperly Executed, Approved or Filed.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 36-5-20 — Effect of Bonds Improperly Executed, Approved or Filed., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 36-5-20. Effect of Bonds Improperly Executed, Approved or Filed.
Whenever any officer required by law to give an official bond acts under a bond which is not in the penalty, payable and conditioned or without sureties of the requisite qualification and sufficiency as prescribed by law, such bond is valid and binding on the obligors therein and stands in the place of the official bond, subject, on its condition being broken, to all the remedies which the person aggrieved might have maintained on the official bond of such officer, executed, approved and filed according to law.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Alabama § 36-5-20
What does Code of Alabama § 36-5-20 cover?
Section 36-5-20 ("Effect of Bonds Improperly Executed, Approved or Filed.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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