Statute · California Code of Civil Procedure
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 996.490 — Liability of Principal and Sureties
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 996.490
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Code of Civil Procedure
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(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.
Citator
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 996.490 — Liability of Principal and Sureties is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(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 is liable to contribution to cosureties who have made payment in proportion to the amount for which each surety is liable.