(a) A new, additional, or supplemental bond shall be in the same form and have the same obligation as the original bond and shall be in all other respects the same as the original bond, and shall be in such amount as is necessary for the purpose for which the new, additional, or supplemental bond is given.
§ 996.220.Form and Obligation; Supplemental Bond Requirements
Title 14. Of Miscellaneous Provisions · Chapter 2. Bonds and Undertakings · Article 12. New, Additional, and Supplemental Bonds · Enacted 1982 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 996.220 requires a new, additional, or supplemental bond to match the original bond's form and obligation and otherwise mirror it, in whatever amount the purpose demands, while requiring a supplemental bond to also name the remaining original sureties and the new surety and fix the new surety's liability at what the replaced surety owed.
Full Text of § 996.220
(b) A supplemental bond shall, in addition to any other requirements, recite the names of the remaining original sureties, the name of the new surety, and the amount for which the new surety is liable. The supplemental bond shall be for the amount for which the original surety was liable on the original bond.
Plain-English Summary
Whatever prompts a new, additional, or supplemental bond, a court order, a withdrawal, or the principal's own choice under § 996.210, the replacement has to look like the bond it's standing in for. Subdivision (a) requires the same form, the same obligation, and the same terms in every other respect, sized to whatever amount the particular purpose calls for.
A supplemental bond carries one more requirement, because it doesn't replace the original bond so much as sit alongside it. Subdivision (b) requires the supplemental bond to recite the names of whichever original sureties remain, name the new surety coming in, and state the amount that new surety is liable for, an amount fixed at whatever the original surety it's supplementing was liable for.
Frequently Asked Questions
What form must a new, additional, or supplemental bond take?
The same form and obligation as the original bond, in an amount necessary for the purpose the new bond serves.
What extra information must a supplemental bond include?
The names of the remaining original sureties, the name of the new surety, and the amount for which the new surety is liable.
How is the new surety's liability amount set on a supplemental bond?
It equals the amount for which the original surety being supplemented was liable on the original bond.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.
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the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 28, 2026.
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