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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="5-102" title_number="5" title_name="Treasurer" subtitle_number="1">
  <level label="a">
    <text>While in office, the Treasurer shall be covered by a surety bond or an insurance policy as required in this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A surety bond under this section shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>run to the State;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>be in the amount that the Governor approves;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>be with a surety company that is authorized to do business in the State; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>include provisions that secure the money of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the Injured Workers’ Insurance Fund;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the Subsequent Injury Fund; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the Unemployment Insurance Administration Fund.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If the Governor believes that a surety bond under this section has or is likely to become invalid or insufficient, the Governor shall demand that the Treasurer obtain coverage under a new surety bond that meets the requirements of this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Neglect or refusal to obtain the coverage within 20 days after the demand constitutes disqualification from office, as authorized in the Maryland Constitution.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>After execution and approval of a surety bond under this section, the surety bond shall be recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court of Maryland.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Governor, in consultation with the State Treasurer, shall determine the type and amount of coverage provided by an insurance policy purchased under subsection (a) of this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The State Treasurer shall keep a record of any insurance policy procured for the purpose of meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
