Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-49-1-3

  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
   Sec. 3. Every court and officer authorized to take any bail or surety has authority to examine, on oath, the person offering to become a bail or surety, concerning the person’s property, and sufficiency as a bail or surety.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-63-1.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.45.