{"data":{"id":"us-ca/ccp-996.420","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CCP § 996.420","heading":"","body":"(a) A surety on a bond given in an action or proceeding submits itself to the jurisdiction of the court in all matters affecting its liability on the bond.\n(b) This section does not apply to a bond of a public officer or fiduciary.","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 14. Liability of Principal and Sureties [996.410. - 996.495.]"],"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":"b7341e30b77edd242360e3e6596eed4d477c5f5be6508f86fa2711cb9878edf4","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/ccp-996.410","next":"us-ca/ccp-996.430"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}