8150-8154
CIVIL CODE
SECTION 8150-8154
8150. The Bond and Undertaking Law (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 995.010) of Title 14 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure) applies to a bond given under this part, except to the extent this part prescribes a different rule or is inconsistent. 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. 8154. (a) A bond given under this part shall be construed most strongly against the surety and in favor of all persons for whose benefit the bond is given. (b) A surety is not released from liability to those for whose benefit the bond has been given by reason of a breach of the direct contract or on the part of any obligee named in the bond. (c) Except as otherwise provided by statute, the sole conditions of recovery on the bond are that the claimant is a person described in Article 1 (commencing with Section 8400) of Chapter 4 of Title 2, or in Section 9100, and has not been paid the full amount of the claim.