§ 26-39-204 - Collector to pay in kind.

26-39-204. Collector to pay in kind.

(a) The county collector shall pay into the State Treasury and the county treasury, in kind, all money collected by him or her, whether specie, United States paper currency, national bank notes, silver or gold certificates, or warrants or scrip, or check drawn on the county collector's account, as authorized by law to be received.

(b) Every county collector or other officer who shall fail to comply with the provisions of this section shall:

(1) Be fined one hundred dollars ($100) for each violation;

(2) Be held liable on his or her official bond for the difference in value between the funds received and those paid; and

(3) Not be eligible to hold any office of trust in this state.