California Code of Civil Procedure

§ 996.150

CCP § 996.150Title 14 · Part 2 · Ch. 2 · Art. 11

Statute text

If a surety is ordered released from liability on a bond:

(a)The bond remains in full force and effect for all liabilities incurred before, and for acts, omissions, or causes existing or which arose before, the release. Legal proceedings may be had therefor in all respects as though there had been no release.

(b)The surety is not liable for any act, default, or misconduct of the principal or other breach of the condition of the bond that occurs after, or for any liabilities on the bond that arise after, the release.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.