IC 27-10-2-4: Qualifications of surety

Sec. 4. Every surety for the release of a person on bail shall be qualified as:

(1) an insurer as defined and meeting the qualifications prescribed in IC 27-1-5-1, and represented by a bail agent as defined in and meeting the qualifications prescribed in this article; or

(2) a person who:

(A) has reached the age of eighteen (18) years;

(B) is a citizen of the United States;

(C) has been a bona fide resident of Indiana for at least one (1) year immediately preceding the execution of the bond;

(D) is related to the person for whom release on bail is sought within the third degree of affinity; and

(E) owns real or tangible personal property in Indiana with a net asset value that is acceptable to the proper authority approving the bond.