Code of Civil Procedure section 996.320

A surety may cancel or withdraw from a bond by giving a notice of cancellation or withdrawal to the officer to whom the bond was given in the same manner the bond was given, notwithstanding Section 995.030. The surety shall at the same time mail or deliver a copy of the notice of cancellation or withdrawal to the principal.

Source: Section 996.320, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=996.320. (updated Jan. 1, 1982; accessed Nov. 24, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/code_of_civil_procedure_section_996.320

Original Source: Section 996.320, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=996.320. (last accessed May 12, 2025).