New legislation enacted in the state of Indiana affects public officials. HB 1514 increases the amount of the bond required for various local public officials. HB 1514 elevates the minimum surety bond amount required from $15,000 to $30,000 for each $1 million of receipts of the officer’s office throughout the most recent complete fiscal year prior to the purchase of the surety bond; this affects the following city officials: city controllers, city clerk-treasurers, Barrett Law fund custodians, county treasurers, county sheriffs, circuit court clerks, township trustees, and conservatory district financial clerks. HB 1514 preserves the present cap of $300,000 on the surety bond quantity.

A new law was enacted concerning a new public official in Jefferson County, Georgia. The new law, which is titled HB 358, implements a county manager for Jefferson County. The county manager must acquire a “non-recourse bond” from a solvent surety licensed that is able to do business in the Jefferson County in an amount no less than $50,000, conditioned on the truthful performance of the individuals’ responsibilities. The surety bond protects against dishonesty, malfeasance, misappropriations or unlawful corruption

HB 1182, a new law introduced on 02/13/2008, has implemented a county manager in the state of Georgia. HB 1182 produced a county manager for Toombs County who is now required to obtain a surety bond from a licensed surety company able to do business in Toombs County. The surety bond will be an amount determined by the Toombs County Board of Commissioners; although it can not be less than $100,000. The surety bond is for the truthful performance of the manager’s responsibilities and would secure against dishonesty, malfeasance, misappropriation, or unlawful expenditure.