{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-4-2212","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-4-2212","heading":"Official bonds of county officers.","body":"(1) The bonds of county officers are fixed by Title 2, chapter 9, part 7.\n(2) Except in criminal prosecutions, whenever any special penalty, forfeiture, or liability is imposed on any officer for nonperformance or malperformance of official duty, the liability therefor attaches to the official bond of such officer and to the principal and sureties thereon.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 4. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","Part 22. County Officers in General"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0040/part_0220/section_0120/0070-0040-0220-0120.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:40Z","sha256":"67b55150a9fc8523ccc0bf8a41b72057e76fbc08175da7bd0971178eebd93118","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-4-2211","next":"us-mt/7-4-2213"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}