{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-15-15-379","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 15, § 15-379","heading":"Proceedings against principal, surety may require","body":"A surety may require his creditor to proceed against the\n\nprincipal, or to pursue any other remedy in his power which the\n\nsurety cannot himself pursue, and which would lighten his burden;\n\nand if in such case the creditor neglects to do so, the surety is\n\nexonerated to the extent to which he is thereby prejudiced.","path":["OK Code","Title 15"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os15.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"7a6b99b11149fbec6ceba563e051edb424e7d3ed77bb9241e9fb84335db056dd","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-15-15-378","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-15-15-380"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}