Civil Code - CIV
DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427 - 3273.69]
( Heading of Division 3 amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 160, Sec. 14. ) PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738 - 3273.69]
( Part 4 enacted 1872. ) TITLE 13. SURETYSHIP [2787 - 2856]
( Heading of Title 13 amended by Stats. 1939, Ch. 453. ) ARTICLE 6. Exoneration of Sureties [2819 - 2825]
( Heading of Article 6 amended by Stats. 1939, Ch. 453. ) 2821.
The rescission of an agreement altering the original obligation of a debtor, or impairing the remedy of a creditor, does not restore the liability of a surety who has been exonerated by such agreement.
(Amended by Stats. 1939, Ch. 453.)