Section 81.25. Filing of bond by guardian

(a)  Before  the  guardian,  or  special guardian appointed under this
  article, or a trustee of a  trust  created  pursuant  to  this  article,
  enters upon the execution of his or her duties, the court may require or
  dispense with the filing of a bond.
    (b) The court may require or dispense with the filing of a bond by the
  temporary  guardian.  If  the  temporary  guardian is required to file a
  bond, such bond must be filed within ten days after the issuance of  the
  temporary guardian's commission.
    (c)  If  the  value  of  the estate of the person for whom a guardian,
  special guardian, temporary guardian, or  trustee  is  appointed  is  so
  great  or  for other sufficient reason the court deems it inexpedient to
  require security in the full amount prescribed by law it may direct that
  all or part of the assets of the estate  be  delivered  subject  to  the
  further  order  of  the  court  to the county treasurer, or other proper
  fiscal officer, the clerk of the court or a trust company, bank or  safe
  deposit  company  or otherwise restrict the authority of the guardian or
  trustee. The court may thereupon fix the amount of the bond taking  into
  consideration  the value of the remainder only of the estate. The assets
  so deposited shall not be withdrawn from the custody of  the  depositary
  and  no  person  other  than the proper fiscal officer of such county or
  depository shall receive or collect any principal  or  income  or  other
  benefits derived from such assets without order of the court.
    (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, any community
  guardian  program operating pursuant to the provisions of title three of
  article nine-B  of  the  social  services  law,  appointed  as  guardian
  pursuant  to  subdivision (a) of section 81.19 of this article, may file
  with the clerk of the court before the thirty-first day  of  January  of
  each  year,  a  consolidated undertaking up to the amount of one million
  five hundred thousand dollars, in lieu of filing individual undertakings
  for each incapacitated  person  for  whom  it  serves  as  guardian,  as
  required  by  subdivision  (a)  of  this  section.  To the extent of the
  aggregate value of such consolidated undertaking, the community guardian
  program will certify to the clerk of the court faithful discharge of the
  trust imposed upon it, obey all directions of the court in regard to the
  trust, and make and render a true account of all properties received  by
  it  and the application thereof and of its acts in the administration of
  its trust whenever so required to do by the court. At such time  as  the
  aggregate amount of the individual bonds, fixed by the court pursuant to
  subdivision  (a)  of  this  section  for  persons for whom the community
  guardian program is appointed guardian, shall  exceed  the  consolidated
  bond  filed  by such program, the program shall before entering upon the
  execution of its duties, file with the clerk  of  the  court  individual
  undertakings, in the amounts fixed by the court, that it will faithfully
  discharge the trust imposed upon it.
    (e)  If  the  court  requires  the  filing  of a bond, the guardian or
  special or temporary guardian, or trustee, appointed under this  article
  shall  file  with  the  clerk  of  the  court by which such guardian was
  appointed a bond that he or she will  faithfully  discharge  the  powers
  granted  by  the court to the guardian or special or temporary guardian,
  or trustee, obey all directions of the court in regard  to  the  powers,
  and  make and render a true account of all properties received by him or
  her and the application thereof and a true report of his or her acts  in
  the  administration  of his or her powers, whenever so required to do by
  the court. The amount of the bond shall be fixed by the  court.  If  the
  guardian,   special   or   temporary   guardian,  or  trustee,  receives
  after-acquired property not covered by the bond, such guardian,  special

  or   temporary   guardian,  or  trustee,  shall  immediately  have  such
  acquisition approved by the court and file a further bond.