N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162-8 requires the Sheriff to furnish a bond payable to the State of North Carolina. The amount of the bond shall be determined by the Board of County Commissioners, but shall not exceed $25,000.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162-9 provides that the Board of County Commissioners shall “take and approve” the sheriff’s bond and have it registered and the original deposited with the Clerk of the Superior Court for safekeeping prior to the Sheriff taking office. The bond shall be provided by the Sheriff to the Board of County Commissioners on the first Monday of December next after the election.
Respectfully request consideration for the approval of public official bonding for Joe Travis Allen for the Office of Sheriff, through Old Republic Surety Company. The bond term would be 12/1/2022- 12/7/2026, at an expense of $355.00 for the term.
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