Cal. CCP § 995.130
This is the official text of Cal. CCP § 995.130, part of California’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in California courts, including filing deadlines, discovery, and judgments.
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Official statutory text
(a) “Beneficiary” means the person for whose benefit a bond is given, whether executed to, in favor of, in the name of, or payable to the person as an obligee.
(b) If a bond is given for the benefit of the State of California or the people of the state, “beneficiary” means the court, officer, or other person required to determine the sufficiency of the sureties or to approve the bond.
(c) For the purpose of application of this chapter to a bond given pursuant to any statute of this state, the terms “beneficiary,” “obligee,” and comparable terms used in the statute mean “beneficiary” as defined in this section.
(b) If a bond is given for the benefit of the State of California or the people of the state, “beneficiary” means the court, officer, or other person required to determine the sufficiency of the sureties or to approve the bond.
(c) For the purpose of application of this chapter to a bond given pursuant to any statute of this state, the terms “beneficiary,” “obligee,” and comparable terms used in the statute mean “beneficiary” as defined in this section.
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