Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697 and by Section 8052.
None of the following releases a surety from liability on a bond given under this part:
(a)A change, alteration, or modification to a contract, plan, specification, or agreement for a work of improvement or for work provided for a work of improvement.
(b)A change or modification to the terms of
payment or an extension of the time for payment for a work of improvement.
(c)A rescission or attempted rescission of a contract, agreement, or bond.
(d)A condition precedent or subsequent in the bond purporting to limit the right of recovery of a claimant otherwise entitled to recover pursuant to a contract, agreement, or bond.
(e)In the case of a bond given for the benefit of claimants, the fraud of a person other than the claimant seeking to recover on the bond.
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