{"data":{"id":"us-ca/ccp-995.170","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CCP § 995.170","heading":"","body":"(a) “Principal” means the person who gives a bond.\n(b) For the purpose of application of this chapter to a bond given pursuant to any statute of this state, the terms “obligor,” “principal,” and comparable terms used in the statute mean “principal” as defined in this section.","path":["Code of Civil Procedure - CCP","PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS [307. - 1062.34.]","TITLE 14. OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS [989. - 1062.34.]","CHAPTER 2. Bonds and Undertakings [995.010. - 996.560.]","ARTICLE 1. Preliminary Provisions and Definitions [995.010. - 995.190.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"54c46af5fc1b4aa0eff8b247adcda0992785a98f0461260e2a9c73cd43fbf398","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/ccp-995.160","next":"us-ca/ccp-995.180"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}