32-1-461. Bonding of employees. - Montana Statutes

     32-1-461. Bonding of employees. (1) The board of directors of a bank shall require bonding for all officers and employees of the bank whose duty includes the handling of money, notes, bonds, credits, and cash items and whose duties include bookkeeping or the making of entries in relation to the business of the bank and its customers.
     (2) The board of directors shall by order entered upon the minute books of the board designate the officers and employees to be bonded and the amount of bonds to be given. Action as to the personnel, the amount of bonds, and the surety company or sureties is subject to approval by the department, and the bonds must be in a form provided or approved by the department.
     (3) The bonds must be approved by the president of the bank, and the president's or executive officer's action must be reported to the board of directors.
     (4) All bonds required by this section must be kept in the custody of the bank subject to inspection by examiners from the department. However, as far as possible, they may not be placed in the custody of the officer or employee for whom the bond is given.

     History: En. Sec. 105, Ch. 89, L. 1927; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 145, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 6014.116, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 170, Ch. 431, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 71, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 5-1032; amd. Sec. 79, Ch. 382, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 163, L. 2005.