California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 996.490

Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.
(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.

Cite this section

Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 996.490 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/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

Other sections in Article 14 - Liability of Principal and Sureties

§ 996.410§ 996.420§ 996.430§ 996.440§ 996.450§ 996.460§ 996.470§ 996.475§ 996.480§ 996.490§ 996.495

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