Sec. 3. (a) The sureties on all appeal bonds must possess the qualifications that are required of bail in criminal cases, except the undertaking must also include the defendant's promise to:
(1) faithfully prosecute his appeal;
(2) abide by the order and judgment of the court to which the cause is appealed;
(3) surrender himself in execution of the judgment if the appeal be affirmed or dismissed; and
(4) surrender himself to the trial court if required by the judgment upon reversal.
(b) If undertaking is given before an appeal has been perfected, the undertaking must include a promise that an appeal will be perfected by the defendant.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.298, SEC.2.