Cal. Codes » Code of Civil Procedure / PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS / TITLE 14. OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS / CHAPTER 2. Bonds and Undertakings / ARTICLE 14. Liability of Principal and Sureties
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Cal. Code of Civil Procedure § 996.410 (2026)

Liability of Principal and Sureties

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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.