DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3272.9›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273›TITLE 13. SURETYSHIP 2787-2856›ARTICLE 2. Creation of Suretyship 2792-2795

§ 2793

California Civil Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Except as prescribed by the next section, a suretyship obligation must be in writing, and signed by the surety; but the writing need not express a consideration.

(Amended by Stats. 1939, Ch. 453.)

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