Indiana § 27-10-2-5 - Surrender of defendants
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§ 27-10-2-5. Surrender of defendants
Sec. 5. (a) Any time before there has been a breach of the undertaking in any type of bail and cash bond, the surety may surrender a defendant, or the defendant may surrender, to the official to whose custody the defendant was committed at the time bail was taken or to the official into whose custody the defendant would have been given if committed.
(b) A defendant shall be surrendered without the return of premium for the bond if the defendant has been guilty of:
(1) changing address without notifying the defendant's bail agent or surety;
(2) concealing one's self;
(3) leaving the jurisdiction of the court without the permission of the defendant's bail agent or surety or the court; or
(4) violating the defendant's contract with the bail agent or surety in a way that does harm to the bail agent or the surety or violates the defendant's obligation to the court.
As added by P.L.261-1985, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.355-1989(ss), SEC.2; P.L.224-1993, SEC.7.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 27-10-2-5 ("Surrender of defendants") 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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