A suretyship may not exceed the amount owed by the debtor, nor be contracted on more burdensome terms.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 2454
Limits of a Suretyship · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
It may be contracted in respect of part only of the obligation and subject to less burdensome terms.
A suretyship which exceeds the amount of the obligation, or which has been contracted on more burdensome terms, is not void but merely reducible to the amount of the primary obligation.