Title 22 — Guaranty, Indemnity, and Suretyship
4 chapters · 43 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 22-03-01 Surety defined
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A surety is one who, at the request of another and for the purpose of securing to the latter a benefit, becomes responsible for the performance by the latter of some act in favor of a third person or hypothecates property as security therefor.
N.D.C.C. § 22-03-02 Surety appearing as principal may show status as surety - Exception
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One who appears to be a principal, whether by the terms of a written instrument or otherwise, may show that the person in fact is a surety except as against persons who have acted on the faith of that person's apparent character of principal.
N.D.C.C. § 22-03-03 Limitations on liability of surety
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A surety cannot be held beyond the express terms of the surety's contract and if such contract prescribes a penalty for its breach, the surety cannot be liable in any case for more than the penalty.
N.D.C.C. § 22-03-04 Interpreting contract of suretyship
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In interpreting the terms of a contract of suretyship, the same rules are to be observed as in the case of other contracts.
N.D.C.C. § 22-03-05 Suretyship survives judgment
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A surety still occupies the position of surety even though a creditor recovers a judgment against the surety.
N.D.C.C. § 22-03-06 Exoneration of surety - Methods
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A surety is exonerated: 1. In like manner with a guarantor; 2. By performance of the principal obligation or tender of such performance duly made as provided in this code; 3. To the extent to which the surety is prejudiced by any act of the creditor which would naturally prove in…
N.D.C.C. § 22-03-07 Rights of surety same as rights of guarantor
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A surety has all the rights of a guarantor whether the surety becomes personally responsible or not.
N.D.C.C. § 22-03-08 Surety may require creditors to proceed against principal
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A surety may require the surety's creditor to proceed against the principal or to pursue any other remedy in the creditor's power which the surety cannot pursue and which would lighten the surety's burden. If the creditor neglects to do so, the surety is exonerated to the extent …
N.D.C.C. § 22-03-09 Surety may compel principal to perform obligation when due
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A surety may compel the surety's principal to perform the obligation when due. 22-03-10. Reimbursement of surety by principal - Claims for reimbursement against others. If a surety satisfies the principal obligation, or any part thereof, with or without legal proceedings, the pri…
N.D.C.C. § 22-03-11 Remedies of surety - Contribution from cosureties
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A surety, upon satisfying the obligations of the principal, is entitled to enforce every remedy which the creditor then has against the principal, to the extent of reimbursing what the surety has expended, and also to require all of the surety's cosureties to contribute thereto w…
N.D.C.C. § 22-03-12 Security to which surety is entitled - Subrogation
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A surety is entitled to the benefit of every security for the performance of the principal obligation held by the creditor or by a cosurety at the time of entering into the contract of suretyship or acquired by the surety afterwards, whether the surety was aware of the security o…
N.D.C.C. § 22-03-14 Creditor entitled to security of debtor given to surety
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A creditor is entitled to the benefit of everything which a surety has received from the debtor by way of security for the performance of the obligation, and upon the maturity of the obligation the creditor may compel the application of such security to the satisfaction of the ob…
N.D.C.C. § 22-03-15 Joint control over moneys and assets of fiduciary
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It is lawful for any party of whom a bond, undertaking, or other obligation is required, to agree with that party's surety or sureties for the deposit of any or all moneys and assets for which that party and that party's surety or sureties are or may be held responsible, with a b…