{"data":{"id":"us-ca/ccp-995.311","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CCP § 995.311","heading":"","body":"(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any bond required on a public works contract, as defined in Section 1101 of the Public Contract Code, shall be executed by an admitted surety insurer. A public agency approving the bond on a public works contract shall have a duty to verify that the bond is being executed by an admitted surety insurer.\n(b) A public agency may fulfill its duty under subdivision (a) by verifying the status of the party executing the bond in one of the following ways:\n(1) Printing out information from the website of the Department of Insurance confirming the surety is an admitted surety insurer and attaching it to the bond.\n(2) Obtaining a certificate from the county clerk that confirms the surety is an admitted insurer and attaching it to the bond.","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 3. Execution and Filing [995.310. - 995.380.]"],"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":"40233721bb2f8cb1fc431ee275a37279ad7afdfead96721f32b05056553d3921","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/ccp-995.310","next":"us-ca/ccp-995.320"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}