Code Civ. Proc., § 995.130 · Article 1. Preliminary Provisions and Definitions
Code Civ. Proc., § 995.130
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) “Beneficiary” means the person for whose benefit a bond is given, whether executed to, in favor of, in the name of, or payable to the person as an obligee.
(b) If a bond is given for the benefit of the State of California or the people of the state, “beneficiary” means the court, officer, or other person required to determine the sufficiency of the sureties or to approve the bond.
(c) For the purpose of application of this chapter to a bond given pursuant to any statute of this state, the terms “beneficiary,” “obligee,” and comparable terms used in the statute mean “beneficiary” as defined in this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.
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