Civ. Code, § 1427 · Title 1. DEFINITION OF OBLIGATIONS [1427. - [1428.]

Civ. Code, § 1427

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

An obligation is a legal duty, by which a person is bound to do or not to do a certain thing.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Enacted 1872.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1427.
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