ARTICLE 14. Liability of Principal and Sureties

Article 14 added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.

§§ 996.410–996.495 · 11 sections

• § 996.410 (a) The beneficiary may enforce the liability on a bond against both the principal and sureties. (b) If the beneficiary is a class of persons, any person in…
• § 996.420 (a) A surety on a bond given in an action or proceeding submits itself to the jurisdiction of the court in all matters affecting its liability on the bond. (b)…
• § 996.430 (a) The liability on a bond may be enforced by civil action. Both the principal and the sureties shall be joined as parties to the action. (b) If the bond was…
• § 996.440 (a) If a bond is given in an action or proceeding, the liability on the bond may be enforced on motion made in the court without the necessity of an…
• § 996.450 No provision in a bond is valid that attempts by contract to shorten the period prescribed by Section 337 or other statute for the commencement of an action on…
• § 996.460 (a) Notwithstanding Section 2845 of the Civil Code, a judgment of liability on a bond shall be in favor of the beneficiary and against the principal and…
• § 996.470 (a) Notwithstanding any other statute other than Section 996.480, the aggregate liability of a surety to all persons for all breaches of the condition of a…
• § 996.475 Nothing in this chapter is intended to limit the liability of a surety pursuant to any other statute. This section is declaratory of, and not a change in,…
• § 996.480 (a) If the nature and extent of the liability of the principal is established by final judgment of a court and the time for appeal has expired or, if an appeal…
• § 996.490 (a) Payment by a surety of the amount of a bond constitutes a full discharge of all the liability of the surety on the bond. (b) Each surety is liable to…
• § 996.495 A judgment of liability on a bond may be enforced in the same manner and to the same extent as other money judgments.