DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3273.91›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273.91›TITLE 13. SURETYSHIP 2787-2856›ARTICLE 6. Exoneration of Sureties 2819-2825

§ 2823

California Civil Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

Mere delay on the part of a creditor to proceed against the principal, or to enforce any other remedy, does not exonerate a surety.

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

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