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DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3273›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273.16›TITLE 13. SURETYSHIP 2787-2856›ARTICLE 4. Liability of Sureties 2806-2811

§ 2808

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

Where one assumes liability as surety upon a conditional obligation, his liability is commensurate with that of the principal, and he is not entitled to notice of the default of the principal, unless he is unable, by the exercise of reasonable diligence, to acquire information of such default, and the creditor has actual notice thereof.

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

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