Who is required to have a bond?

Who Must Be Sworn and Bonded?

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One of the most common questions is this:

Which officials are actually required to have an oath or a bond?

The answer depends upon the state, the office, and the statute.

The Liberty Dialogues does not begin with rumors. It begins with law.

Most state constitutions require every public officer to take an oath before assuming office.

This often includes: - Judges - Sheriffs - Police officers - Prosecutors - Clerks - Tax assessors - County commissioners - School board members - Secretaries of state - Governors

Many states also require a bond for officials who handle money, records, property, or enforcement.

This often includes: - Sheriffs - Tax collectors - County treasurers - Clerks of court - Recorders - Trustees - Executors - Public administrators

The way to find out is simple.

Search your state statutes.

For example:

“Virginia sheriff oath statute.” “Texas county clerk bond requirement.” “Florida judge oath office.” “New Jersey municipal court judge bond.”

Then obtain the exact statute.

Do not rely on what someone online says. Do not rely on a guru. Do not rely on a social media post.

Read the statute yourself.

In the Liberty Dialogues, proof matters.

You may discover that the law says the official must: - Take the oath within a certain number of days - File it with a specific office - Obtain a bond in a specific amount - Renew the bond periodically

Now ask yourself:

What if the official never complied?

The system expects you never to ask.

But the Liberty Dialogues teaches that every official who claims authority over you must be prepared to prove the source and legitimacy of that authority.

If they cannot, the presumption weakens.

And when the presumption weakens, the burden begins to shift back where it belongs.

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