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 14. Liability of Principal and Sureties 996.410-996.495
§ 996.490
California Code of Civil Procedure · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California
(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.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.)
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