{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-2788","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 2788","heading":"","body":"A person may become surety even without the knowledge or consent of the principal.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738. - 3273.91.]","TITLE 13. SURETYSHIP [2787. - 2856.]","ARTICLE 1. Definition of Suretyship [2787. - 2788.]"],"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":"c6d795bed6376c8491d8fa81e55d3d05d89ef53b8c245d85d031d3ee5feafe48","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-2787","next":"us-ca/civ-2792"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}