{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"2846","citation":"Civ. Code, § 2846","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 7. Position of Sureties [2832. - 2856.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-13/article-7"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A surety may compel his principal to perform the obligation when due.</p>","text":"A surety may compel his principal to perform the obligation when due.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/position-of-sureties-2846","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}