ARTICLE 4. Qualifications of Sureties [1530. - 1532.]

Cal. Government Code - GOV 4.
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Cal. Government Code - GOV § 1530. Section 1530.

The officer whose duty it is to approve official bonds required of officers of a county or judicial district not named in Section 1458 shall not accept or approve any such bond unless the affidavit of each of the personal sureties on the bond contains a statement that the surety is a resident, and either an owner of real property or householder, within the county or within an adjoining county.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 1531. Section 1531.

The sureties on the bonds of all officers of a county or judicial district named in Section 1458 shall first be approved by the presiding judge of the superior court as is provided for the approval of the bond of their principals, before their principals’ bonds may be recorded and filed.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 1532. Section 1532.

A member of the board of supervisors shall not be accepted as surety upon the official bond of any officer of a county or judicial district of his county. The sheriff, county clerk, tax collector, treasurer, recorder, auditor, assessor, or district attorney of the same county shall not become sureties upon official bonds for each other.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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