Alabama § 36-5-7 Liability of Officer Improperly Approving Bond

Alabama Statutes

§ 36-5-7 — Liability of Officer Improperly Approving Bond

Alabama § 36-5-7

Title 36Public Officers and Employees

Ch. 5Official Bonds

Art. 1General Provisions

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Ala. Code § 36-5-7 (2026).

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The bond of any public officer which is not in the penalty, payable and conditioned and has not sureties having the qualifications required by law must not be approved, and the officer approving a bond not conforming to the law in any or all of these respects shall be guilty of a neglect of duty and shall subject himself and his sureties to a civil action by any person injured and a recovery to the extent of such injury.

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The bond of any public officer which is not in the penalty, payable and conditioned and has not sureties having the qualifications required by law must not be approved, and the officer approving a bond not conforming to the law in any or all of these respects shall be guilty of a neglect of duty and shall subject himself and his sureties to a civil action by any person injured and a recovery to the extent of such injury.