"Statute" includes administrative regulation promulgated pursuant to statute.
§ 995.180.Statute
Title 14. Of Miscellaneous Provisions · Chapter 2. Bonds and Undertakings · Article 1. Preliminary Provisions and Definitions · Enacted 1982 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 995.180 expands the meaning of statute under this chapter to include any administrative regulation adopted pursuant to a statute, not just a statute enacted by the Legislature.
Full Text of § 995.180
Plain-English Summary
This chapter refers constantly to "the statute providing for the bond" — the specific law that requires or authorizes the bond in the first place. Section 995.180 makes sure that phrase reaches further than legislative enactments alone: an administrative regulation promulgated pursuant to a statute counts as a "statute" for purposes of this chapter too.
That matters because plenty of bond requirements in California come from agency regulations implementing a statutory grant of authority, not from the statute's own text. Reading "statute" to include those regulations keeps the Bond and Undertaking Law's general framework available to them as well.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does "statute" under this chapter include agency regulations?
Yes, § 995.180 includes an administrative regulation promulgated pursuant to statute within the meaning of "statute."
Why does that broader definition matter?
It lets the Bond and Undertaking Law's general rules apply to bonds required by regulation, not only bonds required directly by legislative text.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 28, 2026.
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