Civ. Code, § 1596 · Chapter 4. Object of a Contract

Civ. Code, § 1596

Verbatim from the official edition

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

The object of a contract must be lawful when the contract is made, and possible and ascertainable by the time the contract is to be performed.

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=1596.
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