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PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS 307-1062.20›TITLE 14. OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 989-1062.20›CHAPTER 2. Bonds and Undertakings 995.010-996.560›ARTICLE 14. Liability of Principal and Sureties 996.410-996.495

§ 996.410

California Code of Civil Procedure · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(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 the class may enforce the liability on a bond in the person’s own name, without assignment of the bond.

(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.)

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