Cap. 16 · Civil Code (Cap. 16)
Cap. 16 Art. 1948When surety may proceed against debtor to be indemnified.
Title II of Book Third of the Code of Organization and Civil
A surety, even before paying, may proceed against the debtor to be indemnified by him -
(a) if he has been sued for payment;
(b) if the debtor has become bankrupt or insolvent, or his condition has altered and there is a reasonable apprehension of insolvency;
(c) if the debtor has undertaken to release him from the suretyship within a specified time, and such time has elapsed;
(d) if the debt has become due by the expiration of the time agreed upon for payment;
(e) if the debtor is in default for delay in payment;
(f) at the expiration of two years, where no time has been fixed for payment, and the obligation is not, of its nature, such that it cannot be extinguished before a longer time.
§ III. OF THE EFFECTS OF SURETYSHIP AS BETWEEN CO-SURETIES