Georgia § 15-7-48 - Clerk's bond.
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§ 15-7-48. Clerk's bond.
Any person who serves as a clerk of any state court, as a qualification of holding his office, shall execute bond in the sum of $25,000.00 for the faithful performance of his duties as clerk, which amount may be increased by local Act. However, any clerk of a superior court who is also serving as clerk of a state court shall not be required to post a bond under this Code section; the bond given by the clerk of the superior court for the faithful performance of his duties shall also be conditioned on his faithful performance of his duties as clerk of the state court. (Code 1981, § 15-7-48 , enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1419, § 2.)
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Section 15-7-48 ("Clerk's bond.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. 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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