{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-public-officers-law-20","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Public Officers Law § 20","heading":"Action upon official bond or undertaking","body":"§ 20. Action upon official bond or undertaking.  Where a public\nofficer is required to give an official bond or undertaking, and special\nprovision is not made by law for the prosecution of the bond or\nundertaking, by or for the benefit of a person who has sustained by his\ndefault, delinquency or misconduct, an injury, for which the sureties\nupon the bond or undertaking are liable, such a person may apply for\nleave to prosecute such official bond or undertaking.  Such application\nshall be made to the supreme court except as otherwise provided in this\narticle.","path":["Public Officers Law","Article 2-A. Actions On Official Bonds or Undertakings"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PBO/20","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"2c96b8e8894677e284af3f58eb34bb43cea10a76861b70c8087fd37463398e4b","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-public-officers-law-19","next":"us-ny/n.y.-public-officers-law-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}