{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"8152","citation":"Civ. Code, § 8152","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS [3274. - 9566.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-4"},{"name":"PART 6. WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT [8000. - 9566.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-4/part-6"},{"name":"TITLE 1. WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT GENERALLY [8000. - 8154.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-4/part-6/title-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Bonds [8150. - 8154.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-4/part-6/title-1/chapter-4"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20.   (SB 189)   Effective January 1, 2011.   Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697 and by Section 8052.","effective":"2011-01-01","html":"<p>None of the following releases a surety from liability on a bond given under this part:</p><p>(a) A change, alteration, or modification to a contract, plan, specification, or agreement for a work of improvement or for work provided for a work of improvement.</p><p>(b) A change or modification to the terms of payment or an extension of the time for payment for a work of improvement.</p><p>(c) A rescission or attempted rescission of a contract, agreement, or bond.</p><p>(d) A condition precedent or subsequent in the bond purporting to limit the right of recovery of a claimant otherwise entitled to recover pursuant to a contract, agreement, or bond.</p><p>(e) In the case of a bond given for the benefit of claimants, the fraud of a person other than the claimant seeking to recover on the bond.</p>","text":"None of the following releases a surety from liability on a bond given under this part: (a) A change, alteration, or modification to a contract, plan, specification, or agreement for a work of improvement or for work provided for a work of improvement. (b) A change or modification to the terms of payment or an extension of the time for payment for a work of improvement. (c) A rescission or attempted rescission of a contract, agreement, or bond. (d) A condition precedent or subsequent in the bond purporting to limit the right of recovery of a claimant otherwise entitled to recover pursuant to a contract, agreement, or bond. (e) In the case of a bond given for the benefit of claimants, the fraud of a person other than the claimant seeking to recover on the bond.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/bonds-8152","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}