Code Civ. Proc., § 995.170 · Article 1. Preliminary Provisions and Definitions
Code Civ. Proc., § 995.170
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(a) “Principal” means the person who gives a bond.
(b) For the purpose of application of this chapter to a bond given pursuant to any statute of this state, the terms “obligor,” “principal,” and comparable terms used in the statute mean “principal” as defined in this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.
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- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=995.170.
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