(a) Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of the Commissioner’s office, each Commissioner shall take oath that he or she will well and faithfully execute all and singular the duties appertaining to his or her office according to the laws of this State and the rules and regulations adopted in accordance therewith and shall give bond to the State with personal or corporate surety or sureties approved by the Governor in the penal sum of $25,000, with the condition that he or she will well and faithfully execute and perform all and singular the duties appertaining to his or her office according to the laws of this State and the rules and regulations adopted in accordance therewith.
(b) Every bond, when duly executed and approved, shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, and certified copies under the seal of the Secretary of State may be used as evidence in any court of this State.
(c) The Governor shall at all times when, in his or her opinion, the surety or sureties of any Commissioner has become or is likely to become invalid or insufficient, demand and require the Commissioner forthwith to renew his or her bond to the State with surety or sureties to be approved by the Governor in the penalty and according to the form prescribed in this section.
(d) Any Commissioner who fails to take oath and give bond with surety or sureties as required by this section within 30 days of his or her appointment or who fails to renew his or her bond with surety or sureties within 30 days after the same has been demanded and required by the Governor shall be guilty of neglect of duty and shall be removable as provided in § 10102 of this title.
38 Del. Laws, c. 62, § 3; 40 Del. Laws, c. 112, § 1; Code 1935, § 5498; 45 Del. Laws, c. 293, § 1; 28 Del. C. 1953, § 304; 68 Del. Laws, c. 84, § 173(a); 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1.
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