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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to surety bond requirements for reserve deputy sheriffs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 85.004, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) Except as provided by Subsection (c-1), a [A] reserve |
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deputy, before beginning to perform the duties of office and at the |
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time of appointment, must file an oath and execute and file a bond |
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in the amount of $2,000 payable to the sheriff. The oath and bond |
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shall be filed with the county clerk. |
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(c-1) If a sheriff appoints more than one reserve deputy |
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sheriff, the sheriff may execute a blanket surety bond to cover the |
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reserve deputy sheriffs. Instead of a reserve deputy sheriff |
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executing an individual bond under Subsection (c) or the sheriff |
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executing a blanket surety bond, the county may self-insure against |
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losses that would have been covered by the bond. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |