Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 27-10-1-4 (2026)
"Bail agent"
✓ current as of May 2026
Sec. 4. "Bail agent" means a person who has been:
(1) approved by the commissioner; and
(2) appointed by an insurer by power of attorney;
to execute or countersign bail bonds for the insurer in connection with judicial proceedings for which the person receives a premium.
As added by P.L.261-1985, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.224-1993, SEC.2.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 2002–2004 · leading case: Lake Cnty. Clerk's Off. v. Smith, 766 N.E.2d 707 (Ind. 2002).
Lake Cnty. Clerk's Off. v. Smith, 766 N.E.2d 707 (Ind. 2002). “§ 27-10-1-4. A "premium" is the *710 amount of money the defendant pays the bail agent prior to the execution of the bail bond.”
State v. Boles, 810 N.E.2d 1016 (Ind. 2004). “Ind.Code § 27-10-1-4 (1998). The premium is the amount the defendant pays the bail agent to post the bail.”
State v. Boles, 792 N.E.2d 553 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003). “I.C. § 27-10-1-4. A “premium” is the amount of money the defendant pays the bail agent prior to the execution of the bail bond.”
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