Section 81.025 - County Risk Management Pool Coverage Instead of Bonds(a) Instead of a bond required by law to be executed by a county officer before taking office, the commissioners court may authorize the officer to obtain coverage from a county government risk management pool created under Chapter 119.(b) Coverage obtained under this section must:(1) be in an amount that is at least equal to the amount of the bond that would otherwise be required by law;(2) satisfy all other conditions applicable to the bond; and(3) be approved, recorded, and filed in the manner required by law for the bond.(c) An officer who obtains coverage instead of a bond under this section satisfies the bond requirements that are imposed on the individual by other law.(d) To the extent of a conflict between this section and other law, this section controls.(e) This section does not apply to coverage obtained under Section 43.002 or 44.002, Government Code.Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 81.025
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 439, Sec. 1, eff. 6/17/2011.