PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS 307-1062.34›TITLE 14. OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 989-1062.34›CHAPTER 2. Bonds and Undertakings 995.010-996.560›ARTICLE 1. Preliminary Provisions and Definitions 995.010-995.190
§ 995.170
California Code of Civil Procedure · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California
(a) “Principal” means the person who gives a bond.
(b) For the purpose of application of this chapter to a bond given pursuant to any statute of this state, the terms “obligor,” “principal,” and comparable terms used in the statute mean “principal” as defined in this section.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.)
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