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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:3036"
article_number: "3036"
status: active
heading: "Obligations for which suretyship may be established"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title XVI › Chapter 1"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=110078"
acts_citations_raw: "Amended by Acts 1979, No. 711, §1; Acts 1987, No. 409, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988."
acts_citations:
  - act_year: 1979
    act_number: 711
    section: 1
    role: enactment
  - act_year: 1987
    act_number: 409
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1988-01-01
    role: amendment
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---

# Art. 3036. Obligations for which suretyship may be established

Suretyship may be established for any lawful obligation, which, with respect to the suretyship, is the principal obligation.

The principal obligation may be subject to a term or condition, may be presently existing, or may arise in the future.