Cal. CCP § 996.490
This is the official text of Cal. CCP § 996.490, 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) 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.
(b) Each surety is liable to contribution to cosureties who have made payment in proportion to the amount for which each surety is liable.
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