Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-27-111
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Bond of clerk and judge - Form
Official statutory text
A. The clerk of each municipal court shall give bond to the
governing body of the municipality where the court is established.
The bond shall be approved by the governing body and shall be in an
amount to be fixed by the governing body. The bond shall be in
substance as follows:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 11. Cities and Towns Page 243
I, ___________, clerk of the Municipal Court of
___________, State of Oklahoma, and ___________ and ___________, his
sureties, do jointly and severally agree to pay on demand each and
every person who may be entitled thereto, all such sums of money as
the said clerk may become liable to pay, on account of any moneys
which may come into his hands, by virtue of his office.
Dated at ___________, this _____ day of ______, 19__.
_________________________
(Signed)
B. The municipal governing body may provide that the judge, the
alternate judge, and an acting judge, or any of them, shall give a
bond to the governing body of the municipality where the court is
established. If a bond is required, it shall be in an amount to be
fixed by the governing body. It shall be conditioned in the same
manner as the bond that is required of the clerk of the court, and
it shall be approved by the governing body.
governing body of the municipality where the court is established.
The bond shall be approved by the governing body and shall be in an
amount to be fixed by the governing body. The bond shall be in
substance as follows:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 11. Cities and Towns Page 243
I, ___________, clerk of the Municipal Court of
___________, State of Oklahoma, and ___________ and ___________, his
sureties, do jointly and severally agree to pay on demand each and
every person who may be entitled thereto, all such sums of money as
the said clerk may become liable to pay, on account of any moneys
which may come into his hands, by virtue of his office.
Dated at ___________, this _____ day of ______, 19__.
_________________________
(Signed)
B. The municipal governing body may provide that the judge, the
alternate judge, and an acting judge, or any of them, shall give a
bond to the governing body of the municipality where the court is
established. If a bond is required, it shall be in an amount to be
fixed by the governing body. It shall be conditioned in the same
manner as the bond that is required of the clerk of the court, and
it shall be approved by the governing body.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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