(a) Upon the filing of a bond with the court in an action or proceeding, the clerk shall enter in the register of actions the following information:
(1) The date and amount of the bond.
(2) The names of the sureties on the bond.
§ 995.350.Information Entered In Register of Action Upon Filing
Title 14. Of Miscellaneous Provisions · Chapter 2. Bonds and Undertakings · Article 3. Execution and Filing · Enacted 1982 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 995.350 requires the clerk to enter the date, amount, and sureties' names for any bond filed with the court into the register of actions, and treats those register entries as prima facie evidence that the bond was given if the bond itself is later lost.
Full Text of § 995.350
(b) In the event of the loss of the bond, the entries in the register of actions are prima facie evidence of the giving of the bond in the manner required by statute.
Plain-English Summary
Once a bond reaches the clerk under § 995.340, this section requires a paper trail. The clerk enters, in the register of actions, the date and amount of the bond and the names of the sureties who signed it.
That entry does more than record-keeping. Subdivision (b) gives it evidentiary weight: if the bond itself is later lost, the register-of-actions entries stand as prima facie evidence that the bond was given in the manner the statute required. A party doesn't have to reconstruct a lost bond from scratch to prove it existed.
Frequently Asked Questions
What information does the clerk record when a bond is filed?
The date and amount of the bond, and the names of the sureties on it.
What happens if the original bond gets lost later?
The register-of-actions entries serve as prima facie evidence that the bond was given as required by statute.
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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