Wild animals don’t always make good pets, but several states give the benefit of the doubt to owners of large, exotic — and sometimes dangerous — animals. To ensure individuals who choose to domesticate these…

Signed by Gov. Dennis Daugaard on March 12, 2013, South Dakota SB 1 increases the performance and plugging bond amount required for oil and gas wells in the state. Section 1 of the enrolled bill…

Signed on May 10, 2012, by Gov. Deval Patrick and put into effect exactly three months later, Massachusetts HB 3833 requires any businesses in Mattapoisett with aquaculture farms licenses post a surety bond. The bond…

In 2012, Michigan SB 557 (known as the “revocation of paternity act”) established a process through which an individual can file to revoke his acknowledgement of parentage of a child. As a part of the…

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services requires professional solicitors to post a $50,000 professional solicitor surety bond to ensure that they’ll perform their duties ethically and in accordance with the law. The bond…