§ 34-22-1-1 Applicability of chapter; surety may require creditor or obligee to commence action on contract
§ 34-22-1-2 Discharge of surety
§ 34-22-1-3 Trial on issue of suretyship; two or more defendants
§ 34-22-1-4 Order of levy upon property of principal and surety
§ 34-22-1-5 Judgment remaining in force for use of surety or other person making payment
§ 34-22-1-6 Remedies against codefendants and cosureties
§ 34-22-1-7 When confessed judgment or default judgment by surety not permitted
§ 34-22-1-8 No relief from valuation or appraisement laws
§ 34-22-1-9 Applicability of provisions to heirs, executors, administrators, and persons under legal disabilities
§ 34-22-1-10 Surety’s recovery of interest on debt paid
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Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 34 > Article 22 > Chapter 1 - Remedies of Sureties Against Their Principals

  • 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.
  • Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Under legal disabilities: includes persons less than eighteen (18) years of age, mentally incompetent, or out of the United States. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5