17-66-203. Business to be finished before expiration of term -- Vacancy in a county office.
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Effective 11/6/2025
17-66-203. Business to be finished before expiration of term -- Vacancy in a county office.
(1)It shall be the duty of all county officers to complete the business of the county officer's respective office to the time of the expiration of the county officer's respective term.
(2)If a county officer, at the close of the county officer's term, leaves to the county officer's successor official labor to be performed for which the preceding county officer has received compensation or which it was the preceding county officer's duty to perform, the preceding county officer shall be liable to pay the county the full value of the service.
(3)Except as provided in Section 17-68-203 , a vacancy in a county office shall be filled as provided in Section 20A-1-508 .
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 13 , 2025 Special Session 1