Sec. 8. (a) The official bonds of officers, if sufficient, shall be approved as follows:
(1) Of county officers required to give bonds, by the clerk of the circuit court unless otherwise specified in this section.
(2) Of county sheriff, county coroner, county recorder, county auditor, county treasurer, and clerk of the circuit court, by the county executive.
(3) Of county assessor, township trustee, and township assessor (if any), by the county auditor.
(4) Of city officers, except the executive and members of the legislative body, by the city executive.
(5) Of members of the board of public works or of the board of public works and safety in cities, by the city legislative body.
(6) Of clerk-treasurer and marshal of a town, by the town legislative body.
(7) Of a controller of a solid waste management district established under IC 13-21 or IC 13-9.5 (before its repeal), by the board of directors of the solid waste management district.
(b) A person who approves an official bond shall write the approval on the bond.
(c) A bond must be approved before it is filed.