Texas § GV.653.003 - DEFINITIONS
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§ GV.653.003. DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Surety bond" means any bond, including a bond for a notary public under Section 406.010 , that obligates a surety to pay within certain limits a loss caused by a: (A) dishonest act of an officer or employee of a state agency; or (B) failure of an officer or employee of a state agency to faithfully perform a duty of the officer's or employee's office or position. (2) "Office" means the State Office of Risk Management. (3) "State agency" means a state department, commission, board, institution, court, or institution of higher education. The term also includes a soil conservation district of the state but does not include any other political subdivision of the state. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1017, Sec. 1.11, eff. Sept. 1, 2002.
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