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Title 25 - Public Officers ...
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Chapter 1 - Public Officers; General Provisions
Chapter 1 - Public Officers; General Provisions
§ 25-1-1. Length of terms
§ 25-1-3. Date terms begin for state officers, except the governor
§ 25-1-5. Date terms begin for district, county, and beat officers
§ 25-1-7. Vacancy in office
§ 25-1-9. Oath of office taken
§ 25-1-11. Oath of office filed
§ 25-1-13. State officials to make guaranty or surety bonds
§ 25-1-15. Conditions of official bonds; new bonds to be secured every four years
§ 25-1-17. Official bonds payable to state
§ 25-1-19. Approval of bonds of county and beat officers
§ 25-1-21. Affidavit of worth
§ 25-1-23. Procedure for determining sufficiency of doubtful bond
§ 25-1-25. New bond required in certain cases
§ 25-1-27. Release of surety on bond of local officer or employee
§ 25-1-29. Release of surety on bond of state officer
§ 25-1-31. Personal bonds
§ 25-1-33. Premiums on official bonds
§ 25-1-35. Commission not necessary
§ 25-1-37. Acts of de facto officer valid
§ 25-1-39. Deputy to discharge duty after death of officer
§ 25-1-41. Informal bonds valid
§ 25-1-43. Officer not to make contract without authority
§ 25-1-45. Civil liability for failure to perform duty
§ 25-1-47. Defense of public employees and satisfaction of judgment
§ 25-1-49. Seller may recover claim unlawfully brought by an officer
§ 25-1-51. Confiscated property: prohibited acquisition; disposition by sheriff; subsequent recovery
§ 25-1-53. Nepotism prohibited
§ 25-1-55. Penalty for nepotism
§ 25-1-57. Undated or postdated resignations
§ 25-1-59. Vacancy by removal or default
§ 25-1-61. Legal residence of state officers
§ 25-1-63. Defaulting officers published
§ 25-1-65. Expense of publication
§ 25-1-67. Public moneys to be promptly paid by legal representatives
§ 25-1-69. Officer not to carry or deposit public funds outside state
§ 25-1-71. Public moneys are trust funds
§ 25-1-72. Duty to deposit funds into county depository
§ 25-1-73. Officers liable for costs of collection of public funds improperly withheld
§ 25-1-75. Duplicate receipt books upon transfer of funds
§ 25-1-77. Bureau of Fleet Management created; purpose; duties; purchase, rent, lease or acquisition of motor vehicle for state use; certain documentation required; bureau may seize and dispose of certain state agency vehicles; reports; retention of vehicles seized under forfeiture laws; exemption of state institution of higher learning
§ 25-1-78. Moratorium on acquisition of motor vehicles by state agencies; reduction in total number of motor vehicles by certain agencies; exemptions
§ 25-1-79. Use of state-owned automobiles
§ 25-1-81. Expense accounts and reports as to state-owned automobiles
§ 25-1-83. Attending conventions, associations, or meetings
§ 25-1-87. Marking publicly owned or leased vehicle; exceptions; effect of noncompliance
§ 25-1-89. Donated automobiles
§ 25-1-91. Penalties regarding state-owned automobiles
§ 25-1-93. Provisions inapplicable to Governor
§ 25-1-95. Signature machines
§ 25-1-97. State office hours
§ 25-1-98. Opening and staffing of state offices; legal holidays, construction of “workday.”
§ 25-1-99. County office hours
§ 25-1-100. Certain personnel records exempt from public access requirements; exceptions
§ 25-1-101. State-furnished books
§ 25-1-102. Certain attorneys’ work product exempt from public access requirements
§ 25-1-103. Certain offices held by same person
§ 25-1-105. Application of prohibition against striking to public employees and employers
§ 25-1-107. Date of postmark as proof of date of payment or report
§ 25-1-109. Law enforcement officers prohibited from disclosing identity of person arrested, issued a citation, or being held for misdemeanor
§ 25-1-111. Prevention of disclosure by state agencies of social security numbers
§ 25-1-113. Public employment of persons convicted of embezzlement of public funds prohibited
§ 25-1-115. Certain persons prohibited from serving on executive committees
§ 25-1-117. State agencies and public officials providing information about the agency or office to the public on a website are required to regularly review and update that information
§ 25-1-119. Public bodies, employees, and officers prohibited from creating, planning, participating in, enabling, etc., sanctuary policies