"Bail bond" defined
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Loren Hamilton Fry v. State of Indiana (2013)
Most recently applied in Dennis Garner v. Gregory Stewart Kempf and Vanderburgh County Clerk (January 2017)
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.298, SEC.2
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "bail bond" means a bond executed by a person who has been arrested for the commission of an offense, for the purpose of ensuring:
(1) the person's appearance at the appropriate legal proceeding;
(2) another person's physical safety; or
(3) the safety of the community.
Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.