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LegalText 31 U.S.C. § 9307 Civil actions and judgments against surety corporations us united_states_code code_section 31 MONEY AND FINANCE 93 SURETIES AND SURETY BONDS 9307 31 U.S.C. § 9307 current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc31@119-100.zip /us/usc/t31/s9307 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-31/usc31.xml a388d797e6155da0604452cba84de01fdbea08aed1e73aeb595c2ae8f1ec036b 94d3fba324cbbc12277242f872f8f47cff5250dbcdc0057fe857212764e4b704 f69bcfd8ae3272074b4c047a785450c3fd57ac8b943ae4b39351afdf2c6adb4c 2026-07-04 official
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31 U.S.C. § 9307 - Civil actions and judgments against surety corporations

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(a) (1) A surety corporation providing a surety bond under section 9304 of this title may be sued in a court of the United States having jurisdiction of civil actions on surety bonds in—

(A) the judicial district in which the surety bond was provided; or

(B) the district in which the principal office of the corporation is located.

(2) Under sections 93049308 of this title, a surety bond is deemed to be provided in the district—

(A) in which the principal office of the surety corporation is located;

(B) to which the surety bond is returnable;

(C) in which the surety bond is filed; and

(D) in which the person required to provide a surety bond resided when the bond was provided.

(b) In a proceeding against a surety corporation providing a surety bond under section 9304 of this title, the corporation may not deny its power to provide a surety bond or to assume liability.

(Pub. L. 97258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1049.)

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Historical and Revision Notes Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 9307(a)6:10. 9307(b)6:12. In subsection (a)(1), before clause (A), the words “corporation providing a surety bond” are substituted for “company doing business” for consistency. The words “in respect thereof” are omitted as surplus. The words “civil actions on surety bonds” are substituted for “actions or suits upon such recognizance, stipulation, bond, or undertaking” for consistency. In clause (A), the words “the surety bond was provided” are substituted for “such recognizance, stipulation, bond, or undertaking was made or guaranteed” for consistency. In subsection (a)(2), before clause (A), the words “a surety bond is deemed to be provided” are substituted for “such recognizance, stipulation, bond, or undertaking shall be treated as made or guaranteed” for consistency. In clause (A), the words “principal office of the surety corporation” are substituted for “office” for clarity and consistency. In clause (D), the words “person required to provide a surety bond resided when the bond was provided” are substituted for “principal in such recognizance, stipulation, bond, or undertaking resided when it was made or guaranteed” for consistency. Subsection (b) is substituted for 6:12 to eliminate unnecessary words and for consistency.