41-2604. MAY BE SOLE SURETY ON BONDS. Whenever any bond, undertaking, recognizance or other obligation is by law, or by the charter, ordinances, rules or regulations of any municipality, board, body, organization, court, judge or public officer, required or permitted to be made, given, tendered or filed with surety or sureties, and whenever the performance of any act, duty or obligation, or the refraining from any act is required or permitted to be guaranteed, such bond, undertaking, obligation, recognizance or guaranty may be executed by a surety insurer qualified as in this code provided. Execution by such insurer of such bond, undertaking, obligation, recognizance or guaranty shall be in all respects a full and complete compliance with every requirement of every law, charter, ordinance, rule or regulation that such bond, undertaking, obligation, recognizance or guaranty shall be executed by one surety or by one or more sureties, or that such sureties shall be residents or householders, or freeholders, or either or both, or possess any other qualifications. All courts, judges, heads of departments, boards, bodies, municipalities and public officers of every character shall accept and treat such bond, undertaking, obligation, recognizance or guaranty, when so executed by such insurer, as conforming to, and fully and completely complying with every such requirement of every such law, charter, ordinance, rule or regulation.

History:

[41-2604, added 1961, ch. 330, sec. 557, p. 645.]