Code Civ. Proc., § 22 · . PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

Code Civ. Proc., § 22

Verbatim from the official edition

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

An action is an ordinary proceeding in a court of justice by which one party prosecutes another for the declaration, enforcement, or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offense.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 1933, Ch. 742.

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=CCP&sectionNum=22.
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Commercial Code

Com. Code, § 9604Printed as Section 22 of the Code of Civil Procedure

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