The Florida Senate

18.01  Bond of Treasurer.--The Treasurer shall, within 10 days before he or she enters upon the duties of office, give a bond to the state, in the sum of $100,000, with any solvent surety insurer authorized to transact such business in this state and qualified for the posting of bonds of public officials under s. 627.754, to be approved by the Governor, conditioned that the Treasurer will faithfully execute the duties of office; and shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation faithfully to discharge the duties of office; which bond and oath or affirmation shall be deposited with the Department of State; and after such bond shall have been given, upon the filing with the Department of State of a certificate from the Comptroller, that the retiring Treasurer has turned over vouchers for all payments made as required by law, and that the Treasurer's account has been truly credited with the same, and that he or she has filed receipts from his or her successor for all vouchers paid since the end of last quarter, and for balance of cash, and for all bonds and other securities held by the Treasurer as such, and a certificate from each board of which he or she is made by law ex officio Treasurer, that he or she has satisfactorily accounted to such board as its Treasurer; the bond given by such Treasurer and the Treasurer's sureties shall be discharged and delivered up and shall be canceled by the Comptroller. Such bond shall be deemed to extend to the faithful execution of the office of Treasurer by the person giving such bond until his or her successor shall have qualified, and to the faithful performance of the duties of Treasurer of each board or fund of which he or she is or may be made by law ex officio the Treasurer.

History.--s. 3, ch. 9, 1845; s. 2, ch. 3684, 1887; RS 118; GS 123; RGS 134; CGL 164; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 71-19; s. 67, ch. 95-147.