{"data":{"id":"us/31-u.s.c.-9307","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"31 U.S.C. § 9307","heading":"Civil actions and judgments against surety corporations","body":"(a)(1) A surety corporation providing a surety bond under section 9304 of this title may be sued in a court of the United States having jurisdiction of civil actions on surety bonds in—(A) the judicial district in which the surety bond was provided; or (B) the district in which the principal office of the corporation is located. (2) Under sections 9304–9308 of this title, a surety bond is deemed to be provided in the district—(A) in which the principal office of the surety corporation is located; (B) to which the surety bond is returnable; (C) in which the surety bond is filed; and (D) in which the person required to provide a surety bond resided when the bond was provided. (b) In a proceeding against a surety corporation providing a surety bond under section 9304 of this title, the corporation may not deny its power to provide a surety bond or to assume liability.","path":["Title 31—MONEY AND FINANCE","CHAPTER 93—SURETIES AND SURETY BONDS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc31@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:03Z","sha256":"192df7247e1b94f9365d936556b2dcd44e752ef9f14fe6b1a4fccd040f7be61b","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/31-u.s.c.-9306","next":"us/31-u.s.c.-9308"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}