Civil Code › DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS › PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS › TITLE 13. SURETYSHIP › ARTICLE 7. Position of SuretiesCivil Code § 2846‹ § 2845§ 2847 ›Copy linkOpen in browserleginfo ↗2846.A surety may compel his principal to perform the obligation when due.(Enacted 1872.)