California Code of Civil Procedure 996.420 – (a) A surety on a bond given in an action or proceeding submits …
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(a) A surety on a bond given in an action or proceeding submits itself to the jurisdiction of the court in all matters affecting its liability on the bond.
(b) This section does not apply to a bond of a public officer or fiduciary.
Terms Used In California Code of Civil Procedure 996.420
- Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.)