§ 13008

For the purpose of administering Article 1 (commencing with Section 13290) of Chapter 3, the Director of Finance may appoint and prescribe the duties and fix the salaries of such number of skillful accountants or assistants as he or she deems necessary. Each appointee is a civil executive officer.

Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his or her office, each appointee shall execute to the state an official bond conditioned upon the faithful performance of his or her duties in the penal sum which the director prescribes, but not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000).

(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 144, Sec. 113.)