Code Civ. Proc., § 26 · . PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

Code Civ. Proc., § 26

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 one person is bound to do or not to do a certain thing, and arises from either of the following:

(a) Contract.

(b) Operation of law.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 21. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.

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=26.
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