Arizona § 6-420 - Bonds of officers and employees

Full text of Arizona Arizona Revised Statutes § 6-420 — Bonds of officers and employees, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 6-420. Bonds of officers and employees

A. Every person appointed or elected to any position requiring the receipt, payment, management or use of money belonging to an association, or whose duties allow the person to have access to or custody of any of the association's money or securities or whose duties allow the person regularly to make entries in the books or other records of the association, before assuming the person's duties, shall become bonded in some fidelity insurance company licensed to do business in this state and approved by the deputy director. Each such bond shall be on a form or forms as the deputy director shall require and in such amount as the board of directors shall fix and approve.

B. Nothing contained herein shall preclude the deputy director from proceeding against an association as provided in this chapter should the deputy director believe that the association is being conducted in an unsafe manner in that the form or amount of bonds so fixed and approved by the board of directors is inadequate to give reasonable protection to the association.

Source: official Arizona text · Last verified 2026-08-27

Frequently Asked Questions About Arizona § 6-420

What does Arizona Revised Statutes § 6-420 cover?

Section 6-420 ("Bonds of officers and employees") is part of the Arizona Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Arizona. 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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