Civ. Code, § 18 · . PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

Civ. Code, § 18

Verbatim from the official edition

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

Notice is:

1. Actual—which consists in express information of a fact; or,

2. Constructive—which is imputed by law.

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=18.
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