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Filing # 197460697 E-Filed 05/02/2024 09:44:18 AM
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Florida
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WT May 2nd,
Effective Date: 2024
Western Surety Company
BOND FOR FORFEITURE OF CONTRABAND
(Fla. Stat. § 932.704)
Bond No. 67049202
Coole no: a4-Ca ~ 351K
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:
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That we, Hillsborough Count Sheriff: Offic
Law Enforcement Agency/Complainant)
as Principal, and WESTERN SURETY COMPANY, a corporation authorized to do surety business in the
State of Florida, as Surety, are held and firmly bound unto $1,465.00 U.S. Currency —=
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the Claimant, as Obligee, in the sum of ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND NO/100 DOLLARS
i ($1,500.00), for the payment of which well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves and our legal
representatives, firmly by these presents
i WHEREAS, the Principal has proceeded against a Contraband Article, as defined in Florida Statutes §
932.701(a) of the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act, by filing a Complaint in the Circuit Court within the
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jurisdiction where the seizure of said Contraband Article or the criminal offense occurred.
WHEREAS, the Principal is required pursuant to the terms of Florida Statutes § 932.704(4) to post a
Bond.fo: Borfsitu: of Contraband with the Clerk of Court.
We THEREFORE, THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH THAT if the Principal
ils in either thé-forfeiture proceeding or any appeal, then this obligation shall be void; otherwise to
ré) in iffull farce’an 'd effect. The Principal shall be responsible to pay the penal sum of this bond to the
Claifiyant, on Wit ‘laimant prevails in the forfeiture proceeding and in any and all appeals. Thereafter,
in the eveiit the'Pritcipal fails to pay the Claimant the penal sum within thirty (30) days after the final
order ofthe court’in the forfeiture proceedings, the Surety shall pay the penal sum of this bond.
PROVIDED, that regardless of the number of years this bond shall continue in force, the number of
claims made against this bond, and the number of premiums which shall be payable or paid, the Surety's
total limit of liability shall not be cumulative from year to year or period to period, and in no event shall the
Surety's total liability for all claims exceed the amount set forth above. Any revision of the bond amount
shall not be cumulative.
Dated this 2nd day of _ May 2024
Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office
Principal
By:
p(nte K% Appointed Agent of Surety
WESTERN_SURETY COMPA: , Surety
By
Larry Kasten, Vice President
Form F11799-7-2023
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Western Surety Company
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That WESTERN SURETY COMPANY, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of South Dakota, and
authorized and licensed to do business in the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut,
Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, lowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina,
South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and the United
States of America, does hereby make, constitute and appoint
Larry Kasten of Sioux Falls '
State of South Dakota _ its regularly elected Vice Pr ident :
as Attorney-in-Fact, with full power and authority hereby conferred upon him to sign, execute, acknowledge and deliver for and on
its behalf as Surety and as its act and deed, the following bond:
One Forfeiture of Contraband vs 1,465.00 U.S. Currenc
bond with bond number 67049202 :
for Hillsborough Count Sheriffs Office
as Principal in the penalty amount not to exceed: $1,500.00
Western Surety Company further certifies that the following is a true and exact copy of Section 7 of the by-laws of Western Surety Company
duly adopted and now in force, to-wit:
Section 7. All bonds, policies, undertakings, Powers of Attorney, or other obligations of the corporation shall be executed in the corporate
name of the Company by the President, Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, or any Vice President, oror bythe suchTreasurer other officers as the
Board of Directors may authorize, The President, any Vice President, Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, may appoint
the name of the Company. The corporate seal is
Attorney: s-in-Fact or agents who shall have authority to issue bonds, policies, or undertakingsther inobligations
not necessary for the validity of any bonds, policies, undertakings, Powers of Attorney or ot of the corporation. The signature of any
such officer and the corporate seal may be printed by facsimile.
This Power of Attorney may be signed by digital signature and sealed by a digital or otherwise electronic-formatted corporate seal under and
by the authority of the following Resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company by unanimous written consent dated the 27th day of
April, 2022:
"RESOLVED: That it is in the best interest of¥f the Company to periodically ratify and confirm any corporate documents signed by digital
signatures and to ratify and confirm the use of a digital or otherwise electronic-formatted corporate seal, each to be considered the act and
deed of the Company.”
In Witness Whereof, the said WESTERN SURETY COMPANY has caused these presents to be executed by its
Vice President with the corporate seal affixed this 2nd day of Ma: ,
2024
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Bye Larry Kasten, Vice President
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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA & =
COUNTY OF MINNEHAHA
On this 2nd day of Ma 2024 , before me, a Notary Public, personally appeared
Larry Kasten and L. Bauder
Vice President
who, being by me duly sworn, acknowledged that they signed the above Power of Attorney as
to be the
and Assistant Secretary, respectively, of the said WESTERN SURETY COMPANY, and acknowledged said instrument
voluntary act and deed of said Corporation.
S. GREEN
NOTARY PUBUC
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SOUTH DAKOTA Notary Public
My Commission Expires February 12, 2027
To validate bond authenticity, go to www.cnasurety.com > Owner/Obligee Services > Validate Bond Coverage.
Form F9701 &
5/2/2024 9:44 AM Electronically Filed: Hillsborough County/13th Judicial Circuit Page 2
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Filing # 197460697 E-Filed 05/02/2024 09:44:18 AM SSS i oo 0 mas EE Florida 4 WT May 2nd, Effective Date: 2024 Western Surety Company BOND FOR FORFEITURE OF CONTRABAND (Fla. Stat. § 932.704) Bond No. 67049202 Coole no: a4-Ca ~ 351K KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS: Dil: F That we, Hillsborough Count Sheriff: Offic Law Enforcement Agency/Complainant) as Principal, and WESTERN SURETY COMPANY, a corporation authorized to do surety business in the State of Florida, as Surety, are held and firmly bound unto $1,465.00 U.S. Currency —= i the Claimant, as Obligee, in the sum of ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND NO/100 DOLLARS i ($1,500.00), for the payment of which well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves and our legal representatives, firmly by these presents i WHEREAS, the Principal has proceeded against a Contraband Article, as defined in Florida Statutes § 932.701(a) of the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act, by filing a Complaint in the Circuit Court within the A jurisdiction where the seizure of said Contraband Article or the criminal offense occurred. WHEREAS, the Principal is required pursuant to the terms of Florida Statutes § 932.704(4) to post a Bond.fo: Borfsitu: of Contraband with the Clerk of Court. We THEREFORE, THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH THAT if the Principal ils in either thé-forfeiture proceeding or any appeal, then this obligation shall be void; otherwise to ré) in iffull farce’an 'd effect. The Principal shall be responsible to pay the penal sum of this bond to the Claifiyant, on Wit ‘laimant prevails in the forfeiture proceeding and in any and all appeals. Thereafter, in the eveiit the'Pritcipal fails to pay the Claimant the penal sum within thirty (30) days after the final order ofthe court’in the forfeiture proceedings, the Surety shall pay the penal sum of this bond. PROVIDED, that regardless of the number of years this bond shall continue in force, the number of claims made against this bond, and the number of premiums which shall be payable or paid, the Surety's total limit of liability shall not be cumulative from year to year or period to period, and in no event shall the Surety's total liability for all claims exceed the amount set forth above. Any revision of the bond amount shall not be cumulative. Dated this 2nd day of _ May 2024 Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office Principal By: p(nte K% Appointed Agent of Surety WESTERN_SURETY COMPA: , Surety By Larry Kasten, Vice President Form F11799-7-2023 == = mms ez D0 es oe ooo Se = 2/2024 9:44 AM Electronically Filed: Hillsborough County/13th Judicial Circuit Page 1 Western Surety Company POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That WESTERN SURETY COMPANY, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of South Dakota, and authorized and licensed to do business in the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, lowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and the United States of America, does hereby make, constitute and appoint Larry Kasten of Sioux Falls ' State of South Dakota _ its regularly elected Vice Pr ident : as Attorney-in-Fact, with full power and authority hereby conferred upon him to sign, execute, acknowledge and deliver for and on its behalf as Surety and as its act and deed, the following bond: One Forfeiture of Contraband vs 1,465.00 U.S. Currenc bond with bond number 67049202 : for Hillsborough Count Sheriffs Office as Principal in the penalty amount not to exceed: $1,500.00 Western Surety Company further certifies that the following is a true and exact copy of Section 7 of the by-laws of Western Surety Company duly adopted and now in force, to-wit: Section 7. All bonds, policies, undertakings, Powers of Attorney, or other obligations of the corporation shall be executed in the corporate name of the Company by the President, Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, or any Vice President, oror bythe suchTreasurer other officers as the Board of Directors may authorize, The President, any Vice President, Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, may appoint the name of the Company. The corporate seal is Attorney: s-in-Fact or agents who shall have authority to issue bonds, policies, or undertakingsther inobligations not necessary for the validity of any bonds, policies, undertakings, Powers of Attorney or ot of the corporation. The signature of any such officer and the corporate seal may be printed by facsimile. This Power of Attorney may be signed by digital signature and sealed by a digital or otherwise electronic-formatted corporate seal under and by the authority of the following Resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company by unanimous written consent dated the 27th day of April, 2022: "RESOLVED: That it is in the best interest of¥f the Company to periodically ratify and confirm any corporate documents signed by digital signatures and to ratify and confirm the use of a digital or otherwise electronic-formatted corporate seal, each to be considered the act and deed of the Company.” In Witness Whereof, the said WESTERN SURETY COMPANY has caused these presents to be executed by its Vice President with the corporate seal affixed this 2nd day of Ma: , 2024 a thy Cop ATTEST s RE WES $0, L. Bauder, Assistant Seri s= se “artoop Bye Larry Kasten, Vice President 23 Se STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA & = COUNTY OF MINNEHAHA On this 2nd day of Ma 2024 , before me, a Notary Public, personally appeared Larry Kasten and L. Bauder Vice President who, being by me duly sworn, acknowledged that they signed the above Power of Attorney as to be the and Assistant Secretary, respectively, of the said WESTERN SURETY COMPANY, and acknowledged said instrument voluntary act and deed of said Corporation. S. GREEN NOTARY PUBUC } Sb SOUTH DAKOTA Notary Public My Commission Expires February 12, 2027 To validate bond authenticity, go to www.cnasurety.com > Owner/Obligee Services > Validate Bond Coverage. Form F9701 & 5/2/2024 9:44 AM Electronically Filed: Hillsborough County/13th Judicial Circuit Page 2