Indiana § 27-10-2-3 Undertakings; validity; defect of form or other irregularity; expiration

Indiana Statutes

§ 27-10-2-3 — Undertakings; validity; defect of form or other irregularity; expiration

Indiana·Title 27 INSURANCE·Art. 10 INDIANA BAIL LAW·Ch. 2 General Provisions

(a)An undertaking is valid if it states:

(1)the court where the defendant is to appear;

(2)the amount of the bail; and

(3)that it was made before an official legally authorized to take the bond.

(b)A surety remains liable on an undertaking despite:

(1)any lack of the surety's qualifications as required by section 4 of this chapter;

(2)any other agreement that is expressed in the undertaking;

(3)any failure of the defendant to join in the undertaking; or

(4)any other defect of form or record, or any other irregularity, except as to matters covered by subsection (a).

(c)Any undertaking written after August 31, 1985, shall expire thirty-six (36) months after it is posted for the release of a defendant from custody. This section does not apply to cases in which a bond has been declar

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(a) An undertaking is valid if it states:
(1) the court where the defendant is to appear;
(2) the amount of the bail; and
(3) that it was made before an official legally authorized to take
the bond.
(b) A surety remains liable on an undertaking despite:
(1) any lack of the surety's qualifications as required by section 4
of this chapter;
(2) any other agreement that is expressed in the undertaking;
(3) any failure of the defendant to join in the undertaking; or
(4) any other defect of form or record, or any other irregularity,
except as to matters covered by subsection (a).
(c) Any undertaking written after August 31, 1985, shall expire
thirty-six (36) months after it is posted for the release of a defendant
from custody. This section does not apply to cases in which a bond has
been declared to be forfeited and the surety and bail agent have been
notified as described in section 12 of this chapter.

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