Indiana § 34-49-5-3 - Amount of appeal bond
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 34-49-5-3 — Amount of appeal bond, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 34-49-5-3. Amount of appeal bond
Sec. 3. (a) An appeal bond that an appellant must post to stay execution on a judgment while an appeal is pending may not exceed twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) regardless of the total amount of the judgment.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if an appellee proves by a preponderance of the evidence that an appellant is dissipating assets outside the ordinary course of business to avoid payment of a judgment, a court may enter orders that:
(1) are necessary to protect the appellee; and
(2) require the appellant to post a bond that is equal to the total amount of the judgment.
As added by P.L.46-2002, SEC.1.
IC 34-50ARTICLE 50. SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS
Ch. 1.Offers of Settlement Ch. 2.Annuity Structured Settlements
IC 34-50-1Chapter 1. Offers of Settlement
34-50-1-0.2Application of prior law 34-50-1-1Applicability of chapter 34-50-1-2Time of offer 34-50-1-3Resolution of issues before acceptance 34-50-1-4Requirements of qualified settlement offer 34-50-1-5Acceptance 34-50-1-6Attorney's fees and costs
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 34-49-5-3 ("Amount of appeal 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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