It shall be a misdemeanor for any person or persons to engage in the business of compiling abstracts of title to real estate in the state of Idaho, and demand and receive pay for the same, without first filing in the office of the county recorder of the county in which such business is conducted, a surety bond to the state of Idaho, in the penal sum of $10,000, with a surety company authorized to do such business in Idaho as security conditioned for the payment by such abstracters of any or all damages that may accrue to any party or parties, by reason of any error, deficiency or mistake in any abstract or certificate of title, made and issued by such person or persons.
Idaho Code § 54-101
Abstracters to give bond
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Williams v. Polgar (1974)
Most recently applied in Kovaleski v. Tallahassee Title Co. (November 1978)
1897, p. 92, § 1; reen. 1899, p. 314, § 1; am. 1909, p. 456, § 1; reen
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