{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"2824","citation":"Civ. Code, § 2824","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3"},{"name":"PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738. - 3273.91.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4"},{"name":"TITLE 13. SURETYSHIP [2787. - 2856.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-13"},{"name":"ARTICLE 6. Exoneration of Sureties [2819. - 2825.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-13/article-6"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1939, Ch. 453.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A surety, who has been indemnified by the principal, is liable to the creditor to the extent of the indemnity, notwithstanding that the creditor, without the assent of the surety, may have modified the contract or released the principal.</p>","text":"A surety, who has been indemnified by the principal, is liable to the creditor to the extent of the indemnity, notwithstanding that the creditor, without the assent of the surety, may have modified the contract or released the principal.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/exoneration-of-sureties-2824","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}