Sec. 81.025. COUNTY RISK MANAGEMENT POOL COVERAGE INSTEAD OF BONDS. (a) Instead of a bond required by law to be executed by a county officer before taking office, the commissioners court may authorize the officer to obtain coverage from a county government risk management pool created under Chapter 119 . (b) Coverage obtained under this section must: (1) be in an amount that is at least equal to the amount of the bond that would otherwise be required by law; (2) satisfy all other conditions applicable to the bond; and (3) be approved, recorded, and filed in the manner required by law for the bond. (c) An officer who obtains coverage instead of a bond under this section satisfies the bond requirements that are imposed on the individual by other law. (d) To the extent of a conflict between this section and other law, this section controls. (e) This section does not apply to coverage obtained under Section 43.002 or 44.002 , Government Code.
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