IC 27-10-2-3: Undertakings; validity; defect of form or other irregularity; expiration

Sec. 3. (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.