California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 2825

Amended by Stats. 1939, Ch. 453.

A surety is not exonerated by the discharge of his principal by operation of law, without the intervention or omission of the creditor.

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Cal. Civ. Code § 2825 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/civ/division-3-obligations/part-4-obligations-arising-from-particular-transactions/title-13-suretyship/article-6-exoneration-of-sureties/section-2825

Other sections in Article 6 - Exoneration of Sureties

§ 2819§ 2820§ 2821§ 2822§ 2823§ 2824§ 2825

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