Ohio Code § 2109.17
Ohio Code § 2109.17. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2109.17.
If the bond of a fiduciary is executed by personal sureties, one or more of the sureties
shall be a resident of the county in which the fiduciary applies for appointment. The sureties shall own real property worth double the sum to be secured, over and
above all encumbrances, and shall have property in this state liable to execution
equal to the sum to be secured. If two or more sureties are offered on the same bond, they must have in the aggregate
the qualifications prescribed in this section. The sureties shall qualify under oath and may be required to exhibit to the probate
court satisfactory evidence of the ownership of the real property. No corporate surety shall be acceptable on a fiduciary's bond in the probate court
unless the surety is acceptable to the United States government on surety bonds in
the same amount, as shown by the regulations issued by the secretary of the treasury
of the United States, or in any other manner, to the satisfaction of the court. The surety shall also be qualified to do business in this state. A surety on the bond of a fiduciary shall not be held liable for any debt of the fiduciary
to the estate represented by the fiduciary existing at the time the fiduciary was
appointed; but the surety shall be liable to the extent that the debt has been made
uncollectible by wrongful act of the fiduciary after appointment.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2109.17
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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