19.07 Bonds of public officers and employees.
(1) Civil service employees; blanket bonds.
(a) The surety bond of any civil service employee of a city, village, town or county may be canceled in the manner provided by sub. (3).
(b) Any number of officers, department heads or employees may be combined in a schedule or blanket bond, where such bond is to be filed in the same place, and in the event such bond is executed by a corporate surety company, payment of the premium therefor is to be made from the same fund or appropriation prescribed in s. 19.01.
(2) Continuation of obligation. Unless canceled pursuant to this section, every such bond shall continue in full force and effect.
(3) Cancellation of bond.
(a) Any city, village, town or county by their respective governing body may cancel such bond or bonds of any one employee or any number of employees by giving written notice to the surety by registered mail, such cancellation to be effective 15 days after receipt of such notice.
(b) When a surety, either personal or corporate, on such bond, shall desire to be released from such bond, the surety may give notice in writing that the surety desires to be released by giving written notice by registered mail, to the clerk of the respective city, village, town or county, and such cancellation shall be permitted if approved by the governing body thereof, such cancellation to be effective 15 days after receipt of such notice. This section shall not be construed to operate as a release of the sureties for liabilities incurred previous to the expiration of the 15 days' notice.
(c) Whenever a surety bond is canceled in the manner provided by this section, a proportional refund shall be made of the premium paid thereon.
History: 1979 c. 110 s. 60 (11); 1991 a. 316; 1993 a. 246.