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House Bill 1241 |
House Author: Zedler |
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Effective: 6-17-11 |
Senate Sponsor: Harris |
Under previous law, a reserve deputy constable who is appointed by a county constable was required to execute a $2,000 bond payable to the constable. House Bill 1241 amends the Local Government Code to create an exception to that requirement by authorizing a constable who appoints more than one reserve deputy constable to execute a blanket surety bond to cover the reserve deputy constables. As an alternative to the execution of the individual or blanket surety bond, the bill authorizes a county to self-insure against losses that would have been covered by the bond.