Ind. Code § 5-4-5-1

Sec. 1. Every public official elected or appointed to any public office, employment or position of trust, and officer of the Indiana national guard, who is required to execute and furnish a bond or other like obligation may procure such bond or other like obligation from a surety company or surety companies authorized by law to transact business in this state and competent to execute and furnish a bond or other like obligation of the character required.