Indiana immediate possession bonds.
From $100.
An Indiana court may not put a plaintiff in possession of real estate before final judgment until the plaintiff files a written undertaking with the court: a surety bond, in an amount the judge fixes, running to the defendant under IC 32-30-3-6. Premiums cost 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does an Indiana immediate possession bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
A possession order is time-sensitive by definition, so there is no underwriting queue here — enter your amount, pay, and file with the clerk. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your case caption — court type, city and county, case or docket number, plaintiffs and defendants — plus the undertaking amount and an effective date. That is the application.
Issued
No credit check up to $20,000. Unusually large amounts may draw a brief underwriter review; above $20,000, any check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
File with the clerk
File the undertaking so the court can approve the surety and issue the order of possession. Under IC 32-30-3-7 a copy travels with the order the sheriff serves. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the clerk insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the immediate possession undertaking actually guarantees
Indiana gives a plaintiff a way to get possession of real estate before the case is finally decided. Under IC 32-30-3-1 the plaintiff files an affidavit stating that it is entitled to possession, that the defendant unlawfully retains it, and the estimated value and estimated rental value of the property. The clerk then issues an order to show cause under IC 32-30-3-2, with a hearing no earlier than five business days after service, and after that hearing IC 32-30-3-5 lets the court determine with reasonable probability which party is entitled to possession and issue a prejudgment order. In a genuine emergency, IC 32-30-3-3 lets the court order possession before the hearing at all — but only on probable cause that the property is in immediate danger of destruction, serious harm, or sale to an innocent purchaser.
The bond is the price of that head start. IC 32-30-3-6 is categorical: a court may not issue an order of possession in a plaintiff’s favor other than a final judgment until the plaintiff has filed a written undertaking in an amount fixed by the court, executed by a surety the court approves, binding the plaintiff to the defendant in an amount sufficient to assure payment of any damages the defendant may suffer if the court wrongly ordered possession. It is a three-party instrument: you are the principal, the carrier is the surety, and the defendant is the party protected. It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the defendant, you repay the surety.
The undertaking keeps working after the order issues. IC 32-30-3-7 requires a copy to be attached to the order the sheriff serves, and requires the defendant to be told of the right to except to your surety or to file their own undertaking. Under IC 32-30-3-8 the defendant can require possession back by filing a counter-undertaking, in an amount the court determines, sufficient to assure payment of costs assessed for wrongful detention — and if that lands before the show-cause hearing, the court terminates the hearing unless you take exception to their surety. Your bond therefore stays live until the claims are finally adjudicated, not merely until the sheriff hands over the keys.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A court bond answers to the court and the party its order protects: if the judgment or order the bond secures is not satisfied, that party can claim against it, up to the penal sum the court set.
The surety pays a valid claim after the court rules, and you repay the surety. A court bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the clerk. File the undertaking so the court can approve the surety and issue the order of possession. Under IC 32-30-3-7 a copy travels with the order the sheriff serves. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the clerk insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $20,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, priced on the spot.
These are the actual issuing fields. Keep the court’s order in front of you — the undertaking amount, the case number, and the exact party names all come straight off it.
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Enter the amount the judge fixed and file the undertaking with the clerk today. From $100, no credit check up to $20,000. Free until issued.