The sheriff shall furnish a bond payable to the State of North Carolina for the due execution and return of process, the payment of fees and moneys collected, and the faithful execution of his office as sheriff, which shall be conditioned as follows:
The condition of the above obligation is such that, whereas the above bounden ______ is elected and appointed sheriff of ______ County; if therefore, he shall well and truly execute and due return make of all process and precepts to him directed, and pay and satisfy all fees and sums of money by him received or levied by virtue of any process into the proper office into which the same, by the tenor thereof, ought to be paid, or to the person to whom the same shall be due, his executors, administrators, attorneys, or agents; and in all other things well and truly and faithfully execute the said office of sheriff during his continuance therein, then above obligation to be void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect.
The amount of the bond shall be determined by the board of county commissioners, but shall not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). (1777, c. 118, s. 1, P.R.; 1823, c. 1223, P.R.; R.C., c. 105, s. 13; 1879, c. 109; Code, s. 2073; 1895, c. 270, ss. 1, 2; 1899, c. 54, s. 52; c. 207, s. 2; 1903, c. 12; Rev., s. 298; C.S., s. 3930; 1943, c. 543; 1983, c. 670, s. 4.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
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3 in the last 5 years), 1952–2025 · leading case:
Slade v. Vernon, 429 S.E.2d 744 (N.C. Ct. App. 1993).
Slade v. Vernon, 429 S.E.2d 744 (N.C. Ct. App. 1993).
· cites it 12× “I write separately to emphasize that, except to the extent that defendant Vernon has furnished a bond pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 162-8 (1987), and except to the extent that defendant's conduct violates the provisions of the bond, defendants have full immunity from plaintiffs' claim.”
White v. Cochran, 748 S.E.2d 334 (N.C. Ct. App. 2013).
· cites it 8× “Finally, as required by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162-8 , Sheriff Cochran was covered by a bond issued by Western Surety Company from 4 December 2006 through 4 December 2010.”
Simmons v. Corizon Health, Inc., 122 F. Supp. 3d 255 (M.D.N.C. 2015).
· cites it 6× “N.C. Gen.Stat. § 162-8. Under North * Carolina law, a sheriff waives Statd sovereign immunity: by purchasing that bond.”
Efird v. Riley, 342 F. Supp. 2d 413 (M.D.N.C. 2004).
· cites it 2× “” Indeed, pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162-8 , every sheriff in North Carolina is required to purchase a bond, and the sheriff will be liable on tort claims to the extent of the amount of the bond.”
Summey v. Barker, 544 S.E.2d 262 (N.C. Ct. App. 2001).
· cites it 2× “Plaintiff also alleged that defendant Barker had furnished a bond pursuant to G.S. § 162-8 and G.S. § 58-76-5, and had purchased the bond from defendant Hartford, and joined Hartford as surety.”
Myers v. Bryant, 655 S.E.2d 882 (N.C. Ct. App. 2008).
· cites it 4× “N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162-8 (2005). Second, a sheriff may be sued in his official capacity under section 153A-435.”
Russ v. Causey, 732 F. Supp. 2d 589 (E.D.N.C. 2010).
· cites it 2× “A sheriff is required by North Carolina law to purchase an official bond, see N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162-8 , and the parties agree that there is no immunity for plaintiffs’ claim against the $25,000.”
Ramsey v. Schauble, 141 F. Supp. 2d 584 (W.D.N.C. 2001).
· cites it 2× “The Defendant Western Surety Company issued Sheriff Lyon’s official bond, pursuant to N.C.Gen.Stat. §§ 162-8 and 58-76-5. On February 7,1999, the Plaintiff, Kevin Doyle Ramsey, a citizen of Watauga County, North Carolina, was arrested by officers of the Boone (Watauga County,…”
Hull v. Oldham, 407 S.E.2d 611 (N.C. Ct. App. 1991).
· cites it 2× “” A bond is required under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162-8 (1987) which provides: The sheriff shall furnish a bond payable to the State of North Carolina for the due execution and return of process, the payment of fees and moneys collected, and the faithful execution of his office as…”
Little v. Smith, 114 F. Supp. 2d 437 (W.D.N.C. 2000).
· cites it 2× “N.C.Gen.Stat. § 162-8 requires a Sheriff to furnish a bond payable to the State of North Carolina.”
Truhan v. Walston, 762 S.E.2d 338 (N.C. Ct. App. 2014).
· cites it 2× “00 bond, issued by Western Surety, that was in effect at the time of the 30 December 2009 accident.”
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