Statute · California Civil Code
Cal. Civ. Code § 2809 — Liability of Sureties
Cal. Civ. Code § 2809
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Civil Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
The obligation of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal; and if in its terms it exceeds it, it is reducible in proportion to the principal obligation.
Citator
Cal. Civ. Code § 2809 — Liability of Sureties is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
The obligation of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal; and if in its terms it exceeds it, it is reducible in proportion to the principal obligation.