Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.
(a)“Surety” has the meaning provided in Section 2787 of the Civil Code and includes personal surety and admitted surety insurer.
(b)For the purpose of application of this chapter to a bond given pursuant to any statute of this state, the terms “bail,” “guarantor,” “bondsman,” “surety,” and comparable terms used in the statute mean “surety” as defined in this section.
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