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Civil Code § 2824

ARTICLE 6. Exoneration of Sureties

Current as of September 28, 2026Civ. Code, § 2824Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 1939, Ch. 453.

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.