Civil Code section 1543

A release of one of two or more joint debtors does not extinguish the obligations of any of the others, unless they are mere guarantors; nor does it affect their right to contribution from him or her, except as provided in Section 877 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

Source: Section 1543, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1543. (updated Jan. 1, 1987; accessed Oct. 12, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/civil_code_section_1543

Original Source: Section 1543, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1543. (last accessed May 12, 2025).