§ 995.920.Grounds

Title 14. Of Miscellaneous Provisions · Chapter 2. Bonds and Undertakings · Article 9. Objections to Bonds · Enacted 1982 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026

In one sentenceSection 995.920 lists the three grounds a beneficiary may raise to object to a bond -- that the sureties are insufficient, that the amount of the bond is insufficient, or that the bond is insufficient for any other cause.

Full Text of § 995.920

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The beneficiary may object to a bond on any of the following grounds:

(a) The sureties are insufficient.

(b) The amount of the bond is insufficient.

Plain-English Summary

This section gives a beneficiary three doors into objecting to a bond. The sureties backing it might not be sufficient -- maybe a personal surety doesn't meet § 995.510's qualifications, or an admitted surety insurer's authority has lapsed. The amount of the bond itself might not be enough to cover the exposure it's supposed to secure. Or, as a catch-all, the bond might be insufficient for some other reason entirely.

That third, open-ended ground keeps the objection procedure from being limited to problems the statute happened to anticipate. Whatever ground is raised, § 995.930 requires the objection to spell out the specific reasons, not just cite the general category.

Frequently Asked Questions

On what grounds can a beneficiary object to a bond?

That the sureties are insufficient, that the bond's amount is insufficient, or that the bond is insufficient for any other cause.

Does the third ground let a beneficiary object for reasons beyond sureties and amount?

Yes, § 995.920(c) is a catch-all covering any other cause of insufficiency.

Who can raise these objections?

The beneficiary of the bond.

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. · Official source

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