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2012 California Codes
CIV - Civil Code
DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS [1427 - 3272.9]
PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS
TITLE 13 - SURETYSHIP
ARTICLE 7 - Position of Sureties
Section 2849
CA Civ Code § 2849 (through 2013 Leg Sess) What's This?
A surety is entitled to the benefit of every security for the performance of the principal obligation held by the creditor, or by a co-surety at the time of entering into the contract of suretyship, or acquired by him afterwards, whether the surety was aware of the security or not.
(Enacted 1872.)
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