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Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 995.020 — Preliminary Provisions and Definitions

Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 995.020

Type: Statute
Source: California Code of Civil Procedure
Jurisdiction: California
Date: 1983-04-21
Current through: Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

(a) The provisions of this chapter apply to a bond or undertaking executed, filed, posted, furnished, or otherwise given as security pursuant to any statute of this state, except to the extent the statute prescribes a different rule or is inconsistent.

Citator

Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 995.020 — Preliminary Provisions and Definitions is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

(b) The provisions of this chapter apply to a bond or undertaking given at any of the following times:

(1) On or after January 1, 1983.

(2) Before January 1, 1983, to the extent another surety is substituted for the original surety on or after January 1, 1983, or to the extent the principal gives a new, additional, or supplemental bond or undertaking on or after January 1, 1983.

Except to the extent provided in this section, the law governing a bond or undertaking given before January 1, 1983, is the law applicable to the bond or undertaking immediately before January 1, 1983, pursuant to Section 414 of Chapter 517 of the Statutes of 1982.