Surety Bonds
It’s a good idea to begin with accepting the oath of office of a public official before going after a bond. See U.S.C. 5 Sec 3331 Oath to Office
A Public Official Bond is a type of surety bond that serves as a statutory obligation requiring faithful performance, fidelity, and integrity of a public official’s duties to the public.
The bond requires public officers and secondary obligors to pay a fixed amount if they do not faithfully perform their duties in the office. Like all surety bonds, this bond consists of a three-party agreement:
- Principal – Public official
- Obligee – Government or public being served by the official
- Surety – Bonding company that underwrites the bond and is the secondary obligor
This bond is one of the oldest forms of written guarantee that requires persons to obtain to qualify for office. In 1792, Congress passed an act that the Office of the Paymaster “shall give bond in the sum of $20,000, with two sufficient sureties, for the faithful discharge of duties.”
Depending on the statutes of a specific jurisdiction, Public Official Bonds may be faithful performance bonds, fidelity bonds, public employee dishonesty bonds, or public employee blanket bonds.
The bond requirements are found in the individual state codes. They are mandatory for all elected and most public officials, ranging from governors and mayors to local school board members and agents selling fishing or hunting licenses. They are effective before and once a public official has taken the oath of office.
The bond protects against:
Conduct or omissions made by public officials that constitute a breach of his or her duties of the office. The bond serves as a guarantee against fraud or dishonesty and covers losses arising from neglect or other serious offenses.
The bond protects:
Any government entity and provides coverage to the public. The bond, in nature, is an Indemnity Bond rather than a Forfeiture Bond. It is a contract designed to protect the city or the entire citizenship served by the public official.
The bond indemnifies those parties that have suffered losses as a result of the official’s misconduct. In some cases, state statutes will allow a member of the public to file a suit against the bond, if that individual has suffered financial damages caused by a public official’s misconduct.
Surety Bonds: How and Why they can be used to STOP Tyranny!
Bonds are mandatory for all elected and most public officials from governors, mayors, legislators, and school boards. They protect and serve as a guarantee against fraud, dishonesty, negligence, breach of contract, and violations of faithful performance of duties. Bonds protect parties that have suffered losses as a result of the public official’s misconduct. Simply stated, a contract designed to protect We the People after an official takes an oath of office.
Bonds go by many names: faithful performance bonds, fidelity bonds, public official bonds, liability bonds, public employee blanket bonds, public employee dishonesty bonds, and indemnity bonds to name a few.
Using a bond method for corrupt public officials and school board members has advantages. It can hold these creatures to their oath of office which includes ‘I swear to support the Constitution of the United States’. The bond method can be used as leverage for officials by serving them with orders to cease and desist illegal and unlawful behaviors. We the People can file claims against the bonded official, with hopes, to avoid a costly and lengthy lawsuit. It is the bonding agency that will determine if violations occurred that resulted in losses or damages caused by a public official’s misconduct as opposed to a politically motivated court process.
When you file a claim on a surety bond on the application for the insurance, find the document to promise that if the insurance company ever pays a claim that they will use all of their assets to restore the insurance company. Some may not have a surety bond, believing that they can just have insurance, but that isn’t an acceptable switch. With liability insurance, if you pay that premium then you won’t be out of pocket if you do something wrong.
To file a Claim
Call the bonding company appearing on the bond and ask for the claims department. Find out who the attorney of record is. Be friendly. Ask how best to submit your claim. They will probably ask you to submit it on their website or to their email address. When you submit the claim use a short cover letter stating that all the instruments submitted by you are under oath, sworn under penalty of perjury and that you’ve never received a rebutted affidavit from the other party (name them).