{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-5-4-3-2","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 5-4-3-2","heading":"Defenses","body":"Sec. 2. The sureties in any official bond, taken and acknowledged as contemplated in the foregoing section, shall, as between such sureties and the state, be deemed and taken to be principals; and it shall not be competent for any surety in such bond to set up, as a defense to an action brought for a breach of the condition thereof, any matter which would not be available as a defense to the principal in such bond.","path":["TITLE 5. STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION","ARTICLE 4. OFFICERS' BONDS AND OATHS","Chapter 3. Acknowledgment of Bonds"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_5.html#5-4-3-2","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:11:39Z","sha256":"2f6bd5d78383972c55b4e04f7465534bded20b0b6a6df2d34d2cdeb4646f3f31","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-5-4-3-1","next":"us-in/ic-5-4-4-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}