Neither the Mayor of the District of Columbia, nor any officer whatsoever of the District of Columbia, shall be accepted as surety upon any bond required to be given to the District of Columbia; nor shall any contractor be accepted as surety for any officer or other contractor in said District.
D.C. Code § 1-317.01
Persons prohibited from becoming surety upon bond
June 11, 1878, 20 Stat. 103, ch. 180, § 2
Official source: D.C. Law Library (Council of the District of Columbia). Reproduced from public-domain District of Columbia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.