(1) A sheriff shall be elected in each county for the term of four years and, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, before entering upon the duties of office, shall execute to the people of the state of Colorado a bond, with at least three sufficient sureties, in the sum of not less than five thousand nor more than twenty thousand dollars, which the board of county commissioners, or, if it is not in session, the county clerk and recorder, subject to the approval of such board at its next session thereafter, shall specify and approve. When approved, the bond shall be filed in the office of the county clerk and recorder, and no person shall be received as surety who is not worth at least two thousand dollars over and above the surety's just debts.
(2) In lieu of the bond required by subsection (1) of this section, a county may purchase crime insurance coverage in an amount not less than ten thousand dollars on behalf of the sheriff to protect the people of the county from any malfeasance on the part of the sheriff while in office.
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