Section 17. If an official having custody of property of the commonwealth, or charged with the duty of receiving or disbursing money, is required to give bond to the commonwealth for the faithful discharge of his duty, the commonwealth shall reimburse him for the amount paid by him to a surety company for becoming surety on his official bond. Premiums on all surety bonds paid by the commonwealth shall be paid out of the appropriations for expenses of the several officers and departments.

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 30 sec. 17

  • departments: as used in this chapter , shall, unless the context otherwise requires, mean all the departments of the commonwealth, except the department of banking and insurance, but including the divisions of banks and loan agencies, of insurance, and also including the several boards serving in the division of registration, the board of registration in medicine and each of the executive offices created by chapters six A and seven. See Massachusetts General Laws ch. 30 sec. 1
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