{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-22-03-01","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 22-03-01","heading":"Surety defined","body":"A surety is one who, at the request of another and for the purpose of securing to the latter a benefit, becomes responsible for the performance by the latter of some act in favor of a third person or hypothecates property as security therefor.","path":["Title 22 Guaranty, Indemnity, And Suretyship","Chapter 22-03 Suretyship"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t22c03.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"ae1963f02bc37cccbc6ba430ec54f9f822da7b21d9d4fb1fc6c55b88ec1b2120","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-22-02-10","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-22-03-02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}