Whenever any officer of this state or of any department, board, bureau or commission of this state, or any deputy, appointee, agent or employee of any such officer; or any officer of any county of this state, or any deputy, appointee, agent or employee of any such officer, or any officer of any incorporated city, town, or village in this state, or any deputy, appointee, agent or employee of any such officer; or any officer of any department, bureau or commission of any county, city, town or village, or any deputy, appointee, agent or employee of any such officer; or any officer of any district, or other subdivision of any county, or any incorporated city, town or village, of this state, or any deputy, appointee, agent or employee of any such officer, shall be required by law of this state, or by charter, ordinance or resolution, or by any order of any court in this state, to enter into any official bond, or other bond, he may elect, with the consent and approval of the governing body of such state, department, board, bureau, commission, official, county, city, town, village, or other political subdivision, to enter into a surety bond, or bonds, with a surety company or surety companies, authorized to do business in the state of Missouri and the cost of every such surety bond shall be paid by the public body protected thereby.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 107.070
Surety bond, officers may give, when — cost, how paid
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 45 F. Supp. 2d 685 - Union Pacific R. Co. v. Midland Equities Inc. (1999)
Most recently applied in 45 F. Supp. 2d 685 - Union Pacific R. Co. v. Midland Equities Inc. (March 1999)
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 3238)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.