12-1641. Action by creditor; failure to bring action and effect Any person bound as surety upon a contract for payment of money or performance of an act, when the right of action has accrued, may require, by notice in writing, the creditor or obligee forthwith to bring an action upon the contract. If the creditor […]
12-1642. Determination of issue between principal and surety; finding for surety and order of levy A. When an action is brought against two or more defendants upon a contract, and one or more of the defendants are surety for the others, the surety may cause the issue of suretyship between the defendants to be tried […]
12-1643. Subrogation of surety to rights of judgment creditor; execution against debtor A. When a person who is surety on an undertaking is compelled to pay a judgment or part thereof, or makes a payment upon a judgment by reason of suretyship, such judgment shall not be discharged by such payment but shall remain in […]
12-1644. Issuance of execution for repayment and contribution If there is more than one surety and one or more of them has failed to pay his proportionate part of the judgment, execution may issue, as provided in section 12-1643, against the principal for the use of the surety who has paid more than his proportionate […]
12-1645. Issuance of execution against principal by officer paying judgment If a sheriff or other officer is compelled to pay a judgment or a part thereof by reason of a default of such officer, except for failing to pay over any money collected or for wasting property levied on, the sheriff or other officer may […]
12-1646. Extension of remedy The remedy provided in this article for sureties extends to endorsers, guarantors, drawers of bills which have been accepted, and every other suretyship, whether created by express contract or operation of law.
