---
urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:3039"
article_number: "3039"
status: active
heading: "Suretyship requires no formal acceptance"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title XVI › Chapter 1"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=110081"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1987, No. 409, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988."
acts_citations:
  - act_year: 1987
    act_number: 409
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1988-01-01
    role: enactment
schema_version: "1.0.0"
---

# Art. 3039. Suretyship requires no formal acceptance

Suretyship is established upon receipt by the creditor of the writing evidencing the surety's obligation. The creditor's acceptance is presumed and no notice of acceptance is required.