California · Code of Civil Procedure - CCP
CCP §996.150: If a surety is ordered released from liability on a bond: (a) The bond remains in full force and effect for all liabilities incurred before, and for acts, omissions, or causes existing or which arose
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If a surety is ordered released from liability on a bond: (a) The bond remains in full force and effect for all liabilities incurred before, and for acts, omissions, or causes existing or which arose before, the release. Legal proceedings may be had therefor in all respects as though there had been no release. (b) The surety is not liable for any act, default, or misconduct of the principal or other breach of the condition of the bond that occurs after, or for any liabilities on the bond that arise after, the release. (c) The release does not affect the bond as to the remaining sureties, or alter or change their liability in any respect.
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