Code Civ. Proc., § 996.410 · Article 14. Liability of Principal and Sureties
Code Civ. Proc., § 996.410
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(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 the class may enforce the liability on a bond in the person’s own name, without assignment of the bond.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.
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- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=996.410.
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