{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-2820","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 2820","heading":"","body":"That a promise by a creditor is for any cause void, or voidable by him at his option, shall not prevent it from altering the obligation or suspending or impairing the remedy within the meaning of the last section.","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 6. Exoneration of Sureties [2819. - 2825.]"],"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":"e6bdd84524f7aeb8ae8a8e47200e79931098371689c9732f7f4b49beddad6b41","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-2819","next":"us-ca/civ-2821"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}