Judiciary Law 780 — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 779 Prosecution of undertaking by attorney-general or district attorney up ARTICLE 19 Contempts next SECTION 781 Punishment of misconduct at trial term Viewing most recent revision (from 2014-09-22) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2014-09-22 Share Facebook Email SECTION 780 Sheriff liable for taking insufficient sureties Judiciary (JUD) CHAPTER 30, ARTICLE 19 § 780. Sheriff liable for taking insufficient sureties. After the return of an execution, issued upon a judgment, rendered in an action upon the undertaking, an action, to recover the amount of the judgment, may be maintained against the sheriff, where it appears that, at the time when the undertaking was given, the sureties were insufficient, and the sheriff had reasonable grounds to doubt their sufficiency. Such an action may be maintained by the plaintiff, in whose favor the judgment was recovered. If the people were plaintiffs, the action must be prosecuted by the attorney-general or the district attorney; and any money collected therein must be disposed of, as prescribed in the last section.