{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-2823","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 2823","heading":"","body":"Mere delay on the part of a creditor to proceed against the principal, or to enforce any other remedy, does not exonerate a surety.","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":"272e4634207edba644999a1c9364c6bd34e476c1f4fb2a73119cdc6cc4e76b4c","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-2822","next":"us-ca/civ-2824"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}