California Code of Civil Procedure ARTICLE 14 - Liability of Principal and Sureties

• Section 996.410.
  (a) The beneficiary may enforce the liability on a bond against both the principal and sureties.(b) If the beneficiary is a class of persons, any person in...
• Section 996.420.
  (a) A surety on a bond given in an action or proceeding submits itself to the jurisdiction of the court in all matters affecting its liability...
• Section 996.430.
  (a) The liability on a bond may be enforced by civil action. Both the principal and the sureties shall be joined as parties to the action.(b) If...
• Section 996.440.
  (a) If a bond is given in an action or proceeding, the liability on the bond may be enforced on motion made in the court without...
• Section 996.450.
  No provision in a bond is valid that attempts by contract to shorten the period prescribed by Section 337 or other statute for the commencement...
• Section 996.460.
  (a) Notwithstanding Section 2845 of the Civil Code, a judgment of liability on a bond shall be in favor of the beneficiary and against the principal...
• Section 996.470.
  (a) Notwithstanding any other statute other than Section 996.480, the aggregate liability of a surety to all persons for all breaches of the condition of a...
• Section 996.475.
  Nothing in this chapter is intended to limit the liability of a surety pursuant to any other statute. This section is declaratory of, and not...
• Section 996.480.
  (a) If the nature and extent of the liability of the principal is established by final judgment of a court and the time for appeal has...
• Section 996.490.
  (a) Payment by a surety of the amount of a bond constitutes a full discharge of all the liability of the surety on the bond.(b) Each surety...
• Section 996.495.
  A judgment of liability on a bond may be enforced in the same manner and to the same extent as other money judgments.(Added by Stats....

Last modified: October 22, 2018