California Codes, Code of Civil Procedure - CCP, Part 2 — Of Civil Actions, Title 14 — Of Miscellaneous Provisions, Chapter 2 — Bonds and Undertakings, Article 1 — Preliminary Provisions and Definitions, Section 995.185
(a) “Surety” has the meaning provided in Section 2787 of the Civil Code and includes personal surety and admitted surety insurer.
(b) For the purpose of application of this chapter to a bond given pursuant to any statute of this state, the terms “bail,” “guarantor,” “bondsman,” “surety,” and comparable terms used in the statute mean “surety” as defined in this section.
Notes
Defines “surety” by the referenced Civil Code meaning and expressly includes both personal sureties and admitted surety insurers. For application of the chapter to statutory bonds, requires terms such as bail, guarantor, bondsman, surety, and comparable statutory language to carry this same defined meaning.
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