(a) Any bond executed as a condition for holding office as a public weigher shall be:      
        (1) signed by a bonding agent licensed by the Texas Department of Insurance;       
        (2) completed on a form prescribed by the department; and       
        (3) in the amount of $10,000 payable to the State of Texas and filed with the department.       
      (b) Any bond executed as a condition for holding office as a public weigher shall be current during the entire time period the public weigher maintains a valid certificate of authority.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §12.72 adopted to be effective September 2, 1996, 21 TexReg 7960; amended to be effective September 1, 2009, 34 TexReg 5668; amended to be effective March 5, 2023, 48 TexReg 1030