Civil Code section 8152

None of the following releases a surety from liability on a bond given under this part:

(a)

A change, alteration, or modification to a contract, plan, specification, or agreement for a work of improvement or for work provided for a work of improvement.

(b)

A change or modification to the terms of payment or an extension of the time for payment for a work of improvement.

(c)

A rescission or attempted rescission of a contract, agreement, or bond.

(d)

A condition precedent or subsequent in the bond purporting to limit the right of recovery of a claimant otherwise entitled to recover pursuant to a contract, agreement, or bond.

(e)

In the case of a bond given for the benefit of claimants, the fraud of a person other than the claimant seeking to recover on the bond.

Source: Section 8152, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=8152.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2011; accessed Jul. 7, 2025).

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