Sureties; qualifications; judgments and decrees; appeals
Sec. 4. (a) One (1) surety on every such recognizance must be a
resident freeholder of the county in which the prosecution is pending,
and the surety or sureties must be worth at least double the sum to be
secured and must have property in this state liable to execution equal
to the sum to be secured, and when two (2) or more sureties are
offered to the same recognizance, they must have in the aggregate the
qualifications prescribed in this section. Whenever by the laws of
this state a surety company is authorized to become surety on
recognizance bonds, such surety company may be accepted as
sufficient surety on any such bond.
(b) The recognizance shall be in form substantially as provided in
IC 27-10-2-10, conditioned for judgment on ten (10) days notice to
the surety. No pleadings shall be necessary and no change of judge
or change of venue shall be granted. The obligor may except to the
ruling of the court and appeal to the court of appeals as in civil cases
without moving for a new trial.
As added by P.L.5-1988, SEC.180.
Last modified: May 24, 2006