A State officer is not liable on his official bond for losses caused by the failure of a bank in which is made a deposit of money belonging to an inmate of a State institution, if the officer was required or permitted by law to act as a trustee or fiduciary with respect to the money and if he made the deposit in good faith and in accordance with law.

(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 120.)

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Terms Used In California Government Code 16507

  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.