{"id":220,"date":"2021-09-17T21:45:59","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T21:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/risk\/bonds\/"},"modified":"2023-05-31T14:00:47","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T14:00:47","slug":"bonds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/risk\/risk-management\/other-misc\/bonds\/","title":{"rendered":"Bonds"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"220\" class=\"elementor elementor-220\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1a233e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1a233e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ebdce3\" 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class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef63701 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef63701\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bonds<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-faee817 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"faee817\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29d131a\" data-id=\"29d131a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea4415 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ea4415\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">H.B. 1203 regulates the purchasing of surety bonds by state agencies. The definition of surety bonds is \u201c\u2026any bond, including a bond for a notary public\u2026.\u201d.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.44; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial; color: #333333; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Notary Bonds<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">As of September 01, 2002, state employees designated by a state agency to be a notary public are no longer required to purchase a notary bond (H.B. 1203). All other notary regulations must be followed.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The State provides defense and indemnification to a state employee for damages, attorney\u2019s fees, and court costs adjudged against them when the damages are based on an act or omission in the course and scope of the person\u2019s employment (Civil Practice and Remedies Code Section 104.001).<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">All notary applications are to be submitted to the State Office of Risk Management on the Notary without Bond form with a check for $11 make payable to the Secretary of State.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Procedures and Applications for Notary without Bond (<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">State of Texas Employees ONLY<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">) are online at the<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sorm.state.tx.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">State Office of Risk Management.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial; color: #ff0000; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">For questions, please feel free to<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/risk\/contact-list\/\">contact us<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bonds H.B. 1203 regulates the purchasing of surety bonds by state agencies. 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