17-66-105. Crime insurance for county officers.
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Effective 11/6/2025
17-66-105. Crime insurance for county officers.
(1)As used in this section, "county officials" means:
(a)a county officer enumerated in Section 17-66-102 ;
(b)a deputy or assistant of a county officer enumerated in Section 17-66-102 , if the county legislative body requires the deputy or assistant to obtain crime insurance;
(c)each justice court judge within the county; and
(d)each constable appointed or contracted within the county, as described in Chapter 78, Part 6 , Constables.
(a)Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b) :
(i)the legislative body shall set the amount of crime insurance to be acquired for county officials; and
(ii)a county official may not discharge the duties of the county official's office before obtaining the crime insurance described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) .
(b)The State Money Management Council created in Section 51-7-16 shall set the amount of crime insurance required for the county treasurer.
(c)The county treasurer may not discharge the duties of the county treasurer's office before obtaining the crime insurance described in Subsection (2)(b) .
(3)A legislative body may acquire crime insurance on all county officials as a group rather than individually.
(4)The cost of a crime insurance policy shall be paid from county funds.
(5)The county clerk shall maintain proof of the crime insurance described in this section.
(a)The district attorney of each multicounty prosecution district shall:
(i)obtain crime insurance in the amount specified in the interlocal agreement that created the prosecution district; and
(ii)file proof of the crime insurance policy with the county clerk as specified in the interlocal agreement.
(b)The cost of a crime insurance policy described in Subsection (6)(a) shall be paid as specified in the interlocal agreement that created the prosecution district.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 13 , 2025 Special Session 1