§ 42-20-9 - Bonding of officials. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 42-20-9

   § 42-20-9  Bonding of officials. – The director of administration may determine what directors or heads ofdepartments and subordinate officials shall be bonded, either by a surety bondcovering an individual employee or by position schedule bonds covering anygroup or groups of employees or positions or both. All clerks of courts shallbe bonded either by a surety bond covering an individual employee or byposition schedule bonds covering any group or groups of employees or positions,or both. These surety bonds and position schedule bonds shall be at the expenseof the state and in such amounts and for such terms and in such form as thedirector of administration may determine and may at the discretion of thedirector of administration be underwritten as a result of competitive bidding.