Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 21-15-38 (2026)
Surety bond
✓ current as of July 2026
Before any person appointed to the position of municipal clerk, city manager, municipal administrator or municipal chief administrative officer enters upon the discharge of his duties, he shall give bond, with sufficient surety, to be payable, conditioned and approved as provided by law, in an amount to be determined by the municipal governing authority (which shall not be less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00)).
Laws, 1986, ch. 458, § 30; Laws, 1988, ch. 488, § 8, eff. 4/30/1988.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1999–2001 · leading case: Moore Ex Rel. City of Aberdeen v. Byars, 757 So. 2d 243 (Miss. 2000).
Moore Ex Rel. City of Aberdeen v. Byars, 757 So. 2d 243 (Miss. 2000). “Moreover, Miss. Code Ann. § 21-15-38 (1990) requires all city managers to provide a bond in an amount of at least $50,000 before beginning to discharge the duties of their office.”
Bailey v. City of Starkville, 807 So. 2d 465 (Miss. Ct. App. 2001). “The controlling statute in this matter, Miss. Code Ann. § 21-15-38 (Rev.2000), provides that: [t]he minutes of every municipality must be adopted and approved by a majority of all the members of the governing body of the municipality at the next regular meeting or within thirty…”
Mike Moore v. Ralph Thomas Byars (Miss. 1999). “Moreover, Miss. Code Ann. § 21-15-38 (1990) requires all city managers to provide a bond in an amount of at least $50,000 before beginning to discharge the duties of their office.”
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