32-2-930. Bonding of employees. (1) The board of directors of a mutual association shall require bonding for all officers and employees of the mutual association whose duty includes the handling of money, notes, bonds, credits, and cash items and whose duties include bookkeeping or the making of entries in relation to the business of the mutual association and its customers.

Terms Used In Montana Code 32-2-930

  • Department: means the department of administration provided for in 2-15-1001. See Montana Code 32-2-603
  • Mutual association: means any corporation that has been incorporated to conduct the business of receiving money on deposit from its members and making substantially all of its loans on one-to-four family real estate mortgage security. See Montana Code 32-2-603

(2)The board of directors shall, by order entered on the minute books of the board, designate the officers and employees to be bonded and the amount of bonds to be given. Action related to the personnel, the amount of bonds, and the surety company or sureties is subject to approval by the department, and the bonds must be in a form provided or approved by the department.

(3)The bonds must be approved by the president of the mutual association, and the president’s or executive officer’s action must be reported to the board of directors.

(4)All bonds required by this section must be kept in the custody of the mutual association subject to inspection by examiners from the department. However, as far as possible, they may not be placed in the custody of the officer or employee for whom the bond is given.