If an objection is made to the sufficiency of an admitted surety insurer, the person making the objection shall attach to and incorporate in the objection one or both of the following:
§ 995.650.Attachment Required to Objection Made to Sufficiency of Admitted Surety Insurer
Title 14. Of Miscellaneous Provisions · Chapter 2. Bonds and Undertakings · Article 6. Admitted Surety Insurers · Last amended 2009 · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 995.650 requires anyone objecting to the sufficiency of an admitted surety insurer to attach to that objection a county clerk's certificate showing the insurer isn't listed as admitted or that its authority has lapsed, an affidavit establishing facts showing insufficiency, or both.
Full Text of § 995.650
(a) The certificate of the county clerk of the county in which the court is located stating that the insurer is not listed as an admitted surety insurer on the department's Internet Web site or that the certificate of authority of the insurer has been surrendered, revoked, canceled, annulled, or suspended and has not been renewed.
(b) An affidavit stating facts that establish the insufficiency of the insurer.
Plain-English Summary
An objection to an admitted surety insurer can't rest on a bare assertion. This section requires the objecting party to back it up with documentary support -- either the certificate described in § 995.640, showing the insurer isn't listed as admitted on the department's website or that its certificate of authority has lapsed and not been renewed, or an affidavit stating facts that establish the insurer's insufficiency on some other ground, or both.
That requirement channels objections toward concrete, checkable grounds rather than speculation. A party who can't produce either document has nothing to attach, and § 995.930 separately governs the timing and form the objection itself must follow once it's ready to be filed.
Frequently Asked Questions
What must accompany an objection to an admitted surety insurer's sufficiency?
A county clerk's certificate showing the insurer isn't admitted or has lost its authority, an affidavit establishing facts showing insufficiency, or both.
Can an objection rely only on the objecting party's belief that the insurer is unreliable?
No -- it needs either the county clerk's certificate or a supporting affidavit stating specific facts establishing insufficiency.
Amendment History
Amended by Stats 2008 ch 351 (SB 1279),s 2, eff. 1/1/2009.
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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