{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-2846","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 2846","heading":"","body":"A surety may compel his principal to perform the obligation when due.","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 7. Position of Sureties [2832. - 2856.]"],"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":"c0502a70e345f092883956eef49a03bd9329941978e9b33ae93607ab4c95c614","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-2845","next":"us-ca/civ-2847"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}