{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-27-10-2-3","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 27-10-2-3","heading":"Undertakings; validity; defect of form or other irregularity; expiration","body":"Sec. 3. (a) An undertaking is valid if it states:\n(1) the court where the defendant is to appear;\n(2) the amount of the bail; and\n(3) that it was made before an official legally authorized to take the bond.\n(b) A surety remains liable on an undertaking despite:\n(1) any lack of the surety's qualifications as required by section 4 of this chapter;\n(2) any other agreement that is expressed in the undertaking;\n(3) any failure of the defendant to join in the undertaking; or\n(4) any other defect of form or record, or any other irregularity, except as to matters covered by subsection (a).\n(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.","path":["TITLE 27. INSURANCE","ARTICLE 10. INDIANA BAIL LAW","Chapter 2. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_27.html#27-10-2-3","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-25T05:39:04Z","sha256":"294969e0e1ad85d793c57a01e70692848631b5566bf9696d49036897649518b1","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-27-10-2-2","next":"us-in/ic-27-10-2-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}