2010 California Code
Civil Code
Chapter 4. Bonds

8150.  The Bond and Undertaking Law (Chapter 2 (commencing with
Section 995.010) of Title 14 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil
Procedure) applies to a bond given under this part, except to the
extent this part prescribes a different rule or is inconsistent.




8152.  None of the following releases a surety from liability on a
bond given under this part:
   (a) A change, alteration, or modification to a contract, plan,
specification, or agreement for a work of improvement or for work
provided for a work of improvement.
   (b) A change or modification to the terms of payment or an
extension of the time for payment for a work of improvement.
   (c) A rescission or attempted rescission of a contract, agreement,
or bond.
   (d) A condition precedent or subsequent in the bond purporting to
limit the right of recovery of a claimant otherwise entitled to
recover pursuant to a contract, agreement, or bond.
   (e) In the case of a bond given for the benefit of claimants, the
fraud of a person other than the claimant seeking to recover on the
bond.


8154.  (a) A bond given under this part shall be construed most
strongly against the surety and in favor of all persons for whose
benefit the bond is given.
   (b) A surety is not released from liability to those for whose
benefit the bond has been given by reason of a breach of the direct
contract or on the part of any obligee named in the bond.
   (c) Except as otherwise provided by statute, the sole conditions
of recovery on the bond are that the claimant is a person described
in Article 1 (commencing with Section 8400) of Chapter 4 of Title 2,
or in Section 9100, and has not been paid the full amount of the
claim.