Sec. 8. (a) The court shall give the bail agent or insurer legal written notice of the defendant's trial or hearing for purposes of entering a plea at least seventy-two (72) hours before the defendant's appearance is required unless the appearance is scheduled within seventy-two (72) hours from the execution of the bond.
(b) The defendant's failure to appear constitutes a breach of the undertaking. The court before which the cause is pending shall make a record of the breach at which time section 12 of this chapter then applies.
As added by P.L.261-1985, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.224-1993, SEC.8; P.L.105-2010, SEC.7.
Structure Indiana Code
27-10-2-1. Administration of Article; Rules; Employees
27-10-2-2. Prima Facie Evidence
27-10-2-3. Undertakings; Validity; Defect of Form or Other Irregularity; Expiration
27-10-2-4. Qualifications of Surety
27-10-2-4.1. Duty to Regulate a Charitable Bail Organization
27-10-2-4.5. Regulation of Charitable Bail Organizations
27-10-2-5. Surrender of Defendants
27-10-2-6. Surrender of Defendants; Detention; Exoneration of Sureties
27-10-2-7. Apprehension of Defendant; Time; Fees
27-10-2-8. Notice of Trial or Hearing; Breach of Undertaking; Record
27-10-2-9. Property Bonds; Recordings; Liens
27-10-2-10. Recognizances; Affidavits; Forms
27-10-2-11. Transcript of Proceedings; Docketing; Liens
27-10-2-13. Liability of Bail Agent or Surety
27-10-2-14. Collateral Securities; Receipts; Records