Indiana § 27-10-2-16 - Deposits instead of bond
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§ 27-10-2-16. Deposits instead of bond
Sec. 16. (a) When the defendant has been admitted to bail, the defendant, or another in the defendant's behalf, may deposit with an official authorized to take bail, a sum of money, or nonregistered bonds of the United States, of the state, or of any county, city, or town within the state, equal in market value to the amount of such bail, together with the defendant's personal undertaking, and an undertaking of such other person, if the money or bonds are deposited by another. Upon delivery to the official in whose custody the defendant is of a certificate of such deposit, the defendant shall be discharged from custody in the cause.
(b) When bail other than a deposit of money or bonds has been given, the defendant or the surety may, at any time before a breach of the undertaking, deposit the sum mentioned in the undertaking, and upon such deposit being made, accompanied by a new undertaking, the original undertaking shall be cancelled.
As added by P.L.261-1985, SEC.1.
IC 27-10-3Chapter 3. Licensure and Registration
27-10-3-1Bail agent and recovery agent; licenses; qualifications 27-10-3-2Expiration of license; reinstatement 27-10-3-3Applications; qualifications 27-10-3-4Examination; fees; fingerprints and photographs 27-10-3-5Recovery agent; additional licensing requirements; fees; fingerprints and photographs 27-10-3-6Examination; application 27-10-3-7Renewal; fees; continuing education 27-10-3-7.1Continuing education course approval; fees; criteria 27-10-3-8Denial, suspension, or revocation of licenses; refusal to renew 27-10-3-9Suspension or revocation of licenses; hearings; witnesses; attorneys; penalty 27-10-3-10Suspension or revocation of licenses; appeals 27-10-3-11Surety bail agents; terminating appointment; premiums owed; remedies 27-10-3-12Deposits in accounts of insurers or agents; reports 27-10-3-13Discontinuing business; return of license 27-10-3-14Recovery agent; use of licensed persons; list 27-10-3-15Insurers; deposits; engaging in bail bond business 27-10-3-16Repealed 27-10-3-17Registration of licenses; power of attorney 27-10-3-18Access to jails 27-10-3-19Duty of commissioner upon receipt of support order; reinstatement 27-10-3-20Notice of probationary status for failure to pay child support; suspension; reinstatement 27-10-3-21Rules
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 27-10-2-16 ("Deposits instead of bond") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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