Civ Code 2819 Civil Code
Current as of January 20, 2022 | Updated by California Business Lawyer & Corporate Lawyer
California Code, Civil Code – CIV § 2819
§ 2819. Acts operating to exonerate generally
A surety is exonerated, except so far as he or she may be indemnified by the principal, if by any act of the creditor, without the consent of the surety the original obligation of the principal is altered in any respect, or the remedies or rights of the creditor against the principal, in respect thereto, in any way impaired or suspended. However, nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede subdivision (b) of Section 2822.