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CA Civ Pro Code § 996.120 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 14 - OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Bonds and Undertakings|ARTICLE 11 - Release or Substitution of Sureties on Bond Given in Action or Proceeding|Section 996.120.

996.120.  Upon the hearing of the application, the court shall determine whether injury to the beneficiary would result from substitution or release of the surety. If the court determines that release would not reduce the amount of the bond or the number of sureties below the minimum required by the statute providing for the bond, substitution of a sufficient surety is not necessary and the court shall order the release of the surety. If the court determines that no injury would result from substitution of the surety, the court shall order the substitution of a sufficient surety within such time as appears reasonable.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 996.130 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 14 - OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Bonds and Undertakings|ARTICLE 11 - Release or Substitution of Sureties on Bond Given in Action or Proceeding|Section 996.130.

996.130.  (a) If a substitute surety is given, the substitute surety is subject to all the provisions of this chapter, including but not limited to the provisions governing insufficient and excessive bonds.(b) Upon the substitution of a sufficient surety, the court shall order the release of the original surety from liability on the bond.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 996.140 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 14 - OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Bonds and Undertakings|ARTICLE 11 - Release or Substitution of Sureties on Bond Given in Action or Proceeding|Section 996.140.

996.140.  If the principal does not give a sufficient substitute surety within the time ordered by the court or such longer time as the surety consents to, all rights obtained by giving the original bond immediately cease and the court shall upon ex parte motion so order.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 996.150 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 14 - OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Bonds and Undertakings|ARTICLE 11 - Release or Substitution of Sureties on Bond Given in Action or Proceeding|Section 996.150.

996.150.  If a surety is ordered released from liability on a bond:(a) The bond remains in full force and effect for all liabilities incurred before, and for acts, omissions, or causes existing or which arose before, the release. Legal proceedings may be had therefor in all respects as though there had been no release.(b) The surety is not liable for any act, default, or misconduct of the principal or other breach of the condition of the bond that occurs after, or for any liabilities on the bond that arise after, the release.(c) The release does not affect the bond as to the remaining sureties, or alter or change their liability in any respect.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 996.210 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 14 - OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Bonds and Undertakings|ARTICLE 12 - New, Additional, and Supplemental Bonds|Section 996.210.

996.210.  (a) The principal shall give a new, additional, or supplemental bond if the court or officer orders that a new, additional, or supplemental bond be given.(b) The principal may give a new bond if a surety withdraws from or cancels the original bond or to obtain the release of sureties from liability on the original bond.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 996.220 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 14 - OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Bonds and Undertakings|ARTICLE 12 - New, Additional, and Supplemental Bonds|Section 996.220.

996.220.  (a) A new, additional, or supplemental bond shall be in the same form and have the same obligation as the original bond and shall be in all other respects the same as the original bond, and shall be in such amount as is necessary for the purpose for which the new, additional, or supplemental bond is given. (b) A supplemental bond shall, in addition to any other requirements, recite the names of the remaining original sureties, the name of the new surety, and the amount for which the new surety is liable. The supplemental bond shall be for the amount for which the original surety was liable on the original bond.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 996.230 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 14 - OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Bonds and Undertakings|ARTICLE 12 - New, Additional, and Supplemental Bonds|Section 996.230.

996.230.  A new, additional, or supplemental bond is subject to all the provisions applicable to the original bond and to the provisions of this chapter, including but not limited to the provisions governing giving and objecting to a bond and liabilities and enforcement procedures.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 996.240 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 14 - OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Bonds and Undertakings|ARTICLE 12 - New, Additional, and Supplemental Bonds|Section 996.240.

996.240.  If a new bond is given in place of the original bond:(a) The original bond remains in full force and effect for all liabilities incurred before, and for acts, omissions, or causes existing or which arose before, the new bond became effective.(b) The sureties on the original bond are not liable for any act, default, or misconduct of the principal or other breach of the condition of the bond that occurs after or for any liabilities on the bond that arise after, the new bond becomes effective.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 996.250 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 14 - OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Bonds and Undertakings|ARTICLE 12 - New, Additional, and Supplemental Bonds|Section 996.250.

996.250.  (a) An additional or supplemental bond does not discharge or affect the original bond. The original bond remains in full force and effect as if the additional or supplemental bond had not been given.(b) After an additional or supplemental bond is given, the principal and sureties are liable upon either or both bonds for injury caused by breach of any condition of the bonds. Subject to subdivision (c), the beneficiary may enforce the liability on either bond, or may enforce the liability separately on both bonds and recover separate judgments of liability on both.(c) If the beneficiary recovers separate judgments of liability on both bonds for the same cause of action, the beneficiary may enforce both judgments. The beneficiary may collect, by execution or otherwise, the costs of both proceedings to enforce the liability and the amount actually awarded to the beneficiary on the same cause of action in only one of the proceedings, and no double recovery shall be allowed.(d) If the sureties on either bond have been compelled to pay any sum of money on account of the principal, they are entitled to recover from the sureties on the remaining bond a distributive part of the sum paid, in the proportion the amounts of the bonds bear one to the other and to the sums paid.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 996.310 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 14 - OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Bonds and Undertakings|ARTICLE 13 - Cancellation of Bond or Withdrawal of Sureties|Section 996.310.

996.310.  This article governs cancellation of or withdrawal of a surety from a bond given other than in an action or proceeding.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 996.320 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 14 - OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Bonds and Undertakings|ARTICLE 13 - Cancellation of Bond or Withdrawal of Sureties|Section 996.320.

996.320.  A surety may cancel or withdraw from a bond by giving a notice of cancellation or withdrawal to the officer to whom the bond was given in the same manner the bond was given, notwithstanding Section 995.030. The surety shall at the same time mail or deliver a copy of the notice of cancellation or withdrawal to the principal.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 996.330 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 14 - OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Bonds and Undertakings|ARTICLE 13 - Cancellation of Bond or Withdrawal of Sureties|Section 996.330.

996.330.  Cancellation or withdrawal of a surety is effective at the earliest of the following times:(a) Thirty days after notice of cancellation or withdrawal is given.(b) If a new surety is substituted for the original surety, the date the substitution becomes effective.(c) If a new bond is given, the date the new bond becomes effective.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 996.340 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 14 - OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Bonds and Undertakings|ARTICLE 13 - Cancellation of Bond or Withdrawal of Sureties|Section 996.340.

996.340.  (a) If the principal does not give a new bond within 30 days after notice of cancellation or withdrawal is given, all rights obtained by giving the original bond immediately cease, any office for which the bond is given is vacant, any commission for which the bond is given is revoked, and any license or registration for which the bond is given is suspended.(b) A person whose license or registration is suspended shall not operate or carry on business pursuant to the license or registration during the period of suspension. A license or registration that is suspended may be revived only by the giving of a new bond during the license or registration period in which the cancellation or withdrawal occurred.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 18, Sec. 19. Effective April 21, 1983.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 996.350 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 14 - OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Bonds and Undertakings|ARTICLE 13 - Cancellation of Bond or Withdrawal of Sureties|Section 996.350.

996.350.  If the withdrawal of a surety does not reduce the amount of the bond or the number of sureties below the minimum required by the statute providing for the bond, no new bond is required or necessary to maintain the original bond in effect.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 996.360 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 14 - OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Bonds and Undertakings|ARTICLE 13 - Cancellation of Bond or Withdrawal of Sureties|Section 996.360.

996.360.  If a surety cancels or withdraws from a bond:(a) The bond remains in full force and effect for all liabilities incurred before, and for acts, omissions, or causes existing or which arose before, the cancellation or withdrawal. Legal proceedings may be had therefor in all respects as though there had been no cancellation or withdrawal.(b) The surety is not liable for any act, default, or misconduct of the principal or other breach of the condition of the bond that occurs after, or for any liabilities on the bond that arise after, the cancellation or withdrawal.(c) The cancellation or withdrawal does not affect the bond as to the remaining sureties, or alter or change their liability in any respect.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 996.410 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 14 - OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Bonds and Undertakings|ARTICLE 14 - Liability of Principal and Sureties|Section 996.410.

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 the class may enforce the liability on a bond in the person’s own name, without assignment of the bond.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 996.420 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 14 - OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Bonds and Undertakings|ARTICLE 14 - Liability of Principal and Sureties|Section 996.420.

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) This section does not apply to a bond of a public officer or fiduciary.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 996.430 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 14 - OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Bonds and Undertakings|ARTICLE 14 - Liability of Principal and Sureties|Section 996.430.

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 given in an action or proceeding, the action shall be commenced in the court in which the action or proceeding was pending. If the bond was given other than in an action or proceeding, the action shall be commenced in any court of competent jurisdiction, and the amount of damage claimed in the action, not the amount of the bond, determines the jurisdictional classification of the case.(c) A cause of action on a bond may be transferred and assigned as other causes of action.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 105. Effective September 28, 1998.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 996.440 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 14 - OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Bonds and Undertakings|ARTICLE 14 - Liability of Principal and Sureties|Section 996.440.

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 independent action.(b) The motion shall not be made until after entry of the final judgment in the action or proceeding in which the bond is given and the time for appeal has expired or, if an appeal is taken, until the appeal is finally determined. The motion shall not be made or notice of motion served more than one year after the later of the preceding dates.(c) Notice of motion shall be served on the principal and sureties at least 30 days before the time set for hearing of the motion. The notice shall state the amount of the claim and shall be supported by affidavits setting forth the facts on which the claim is based. The notice and affidavits shall be served in accordance with any procedure authorized by Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 1010).(d) Judgment shall be entered against the principal and sureties in accordance with the motion unless the principal or sureties serve and file affidavits in opposition to the motion showing such facts as may be deemed by the judge hearing the motion sufficient to present a triable issue of fact. If such a showing is made, the issues to be tried shall be specified by the court. Trial shall be by the court and shall be set for the earliest date convenient to the court, allowing sufficient time for such discovery proceedings as may be requested.(e) The principal and sureties shall not obtain a stay of the proceedings pending determination of any conflicting claims among beneficiaries.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 996.450 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 14 - OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Bonds and Undertakings|ARTICLE 14 - Liability of Principal and Sureties|Section 996.450.

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 the bond or the period prescribed by Section 996.440 for a motion to enforce a bond. This section does not apply if the principal, beneficiary, and surety accept a provision for a shorter period in a bond.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 996.460 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 14 - OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Bonds and Undertakings|ARTICLE 14 - Liability of Principal and Sureties|Section 996.460.

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 sureties and shall obligate each of them jointly and severally.(b) The judgment shall be in an amount determined by the court.(c) A judgment that does not exhaust the full amount of the bond decreases the amount of the bond but does not discharge the bond. The liability on the bond may be enforced thereafter from time to time until the amount of the bond is exhausted.(d) The judgment may be enforced by the beneficiary directly against the sureties. Nothing in this section affects any right of subrogation of a surety against the principal or any right of a surety to compel the principal to satisfy the judgment.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 996.470 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 14 - OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Bonds and Undertakings|ARTICLE 14 - Liability of Principal and Sureties|Section 996.470.

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 bond is limited to the amount of the bond. Except as otherwise provided by statute, the liability of the principal is not limited to the amount of the bond.(b) If a bond is given in an amount greater than the amount required by statute or by order of the court or officer pursuant to statute, the liability of the surety on the bond is limited to the amount required by statute or by order of the court or officer, unless the amount of the bond has been increased voluntarily or by agreement of the parties to satisfy an objection to the bond made in an action or proceeding.(c) The liability of a surety is limited to the amount stipulated in any of the following circumstances:(1) The bond contains a stipulation pursuant to Section 995.520 that the liability of a personal surety is limited to the worth of the surety.(2) The bond contains a stipulation that the liability of a surety is an amount less than the amount of the bond pursuant to a statute that provides that the liability of sureties in the aggregate need not exceed the amount of the bond.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 527, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 996.475 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 14 - OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Bonds and Undertakings|ARTICLE 14 - Liability of Principal and Sureties|Section 996.475.

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, existing law.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 538, Sec. 33.3.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 996.480 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 14 - OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Bonds and Undertakings|ARTICLE 14 - Liability of Principal and Sureties|Section 996.480.

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 is taken, the appeal is finally determined and the judgment is affirmed:(1) A surety may make payment on a bond without awaiting enforcement of the bond. The amount of the bond is reduced to the extent of any payment made by the surety in good faith.(2) If the beneficiary makes a claim for payment on a bond given in an action or proceeding after the liability of the principal is so established and the surety fails to make payment, the surety is liable for costs incurred in obtaining a judgment against the surety, including a reasonable attorney’s fee, and interest on the judgment from the date of the claim, notwithstanding Section 996.470. (b) Partial payment of a claim by a surety shall not be considered satisfaction of the claim and the beneficiary may enforce the liability on the bond. If a right is affected or a license is suspended or revoked until payment of a claim, the right continues to be affected and the license continues to be suspended or revoked until the claim is satisfied in full.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 996.490 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 14 - OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Bonds and Undertakings|ARTICLE 14 - Liability of Principal and Sureties|Section 996.490.

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 contribution to cosureties who have made payment in proportion to the amount for which each surety is liable.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 996.495 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 14 - OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Bonds and Undertakings|ARTICLE 14 - Liability of Principal and Sureties|Section 996.495.

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.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 996.510 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 14 - OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Bonds and Undertakings|ARTICLE 15 - Enforcement Lien|Section 996.510.

996.510.  This article applies to proceedings for the benefit of the state to enforce the liability on a bond executed to, in favor of, or payable to the state or the people of the state, including but not limited to an official bond.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 996.520 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 14 - OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Bonds and Undertakings|ARTICLE 15 - Enforcement Lien|Section 996.520.

996.520.  The person enforcing the liability may file with the court in the proceedings an affidavit stating the following:(a) The bond was executed by the defendant or one or more of the defendants (designating whom).(b) The bond is one to which this article applies.(c) The defendant or defendants have real property or an interest in real property (designating the county or counties in which the real property is situated).(d) The liability is being enforced for the benefit of the state.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 996.530 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 14 - OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Bonds and Undertakings|ARTICLE 15 - Enforcement Lien|Section 996.530.

996.530.  The clerk receiving the affidavit shall certify to the recorder of the county in which the real property is situated all of the following:(a) The names of the parties.(b) The court in which the proceedings are pending.(c) The amount claimed.(d) The date of commencement of the proceedings.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.)