California § 996.460 - Notwithstanding Section 2845 of the Civil Code, a judgment of liability on a bond
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 996.460 — Notwithstanding Section 2845 of the Civil Code, a judgment of liability on a bond, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 996.460. Notwithstanding Section 2845 of the Civil Code, a judgment of liability on a bond
(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.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 996.460 cover?
Section 996.460 ("Notwithstanding Section 2845 of the Civil Code, a judgment of liability on a bond") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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