{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-84.007","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 84.007","heading":"BOND AND OATH.","body":"(a) Before taking office and within 20 days after the date of a county auditor's appointment, the county auditor must execute a bond. The bond must be:\n(1) a good and sufficient surety bond or a bond secured by two or more good and sufficient personal sureties;\n(2) in the amount of $5,000 or more;\n(3) payable to the district judges;\n(4) conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of county auditor; and\n(5) approved by the district judges.\n(b) The county auditor must take the official oath and a written oath that lists the positions of public or private trust previously held and the length of service in each of those positions and that states:\n(1) that he has the qualifications required by this chapter; and\n(2) that he will not be personally interested in a contract with the county.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 3. ORGANIZATION OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE B. COMMISSIONERS COURT AND COUNTY OFFICERS","CHAPTER 84. COUNTY AUDITOR","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.84.htm#84.007","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"0733acc6b7e7e5a6f86553ca518cb65c77ebb028e74390ad01f92e64a0e51556","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-84.006","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-84.008"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}