No provision in a bond is valid that attempts by contract to shorten the period prescribed by Section 337 or other statute for the commencement of an action on the bond or the period prescribed by Section 996.440 for a motion to enforce a bond. This section does not apply if the principal, beneficiary, and surety accept a provision for a shorter period in a bond.
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 996.450
Liability of Principal and Sureties
Known as the Bond and Undertaking Law
The act spans §§ 995–996 (98 sections).
Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.