Georgia § 36-8-3 - Bonds and actions thereon.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 36-8-3 — Bonds and actions thereon., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 36-8-3. Bonds and actions thereon.
Upon the election of county police, each of them shall enter into a good and solvent bond, in a sum of not less than $1,000.00, to be fixed by the county governing authority, conditioned for the faithful performance of all their duties. Anyone injured or damaged by any one of such county police may bring an action upon his bond in his name or in the name of the county governing authority for his benefit or use. (Ga. L. 1909, p. 156, § 6; Civil Code 1910, § 854; Ga. L. 1914, p. 142, § 6; Code 1933, § 23-1406.) Law reviews. - For article on bond liability and righting the wrongs of Georgia local government officers, see 13 Ga. L. Rev. 747 (1979).
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