<!-- official-source:start --> <div><p>This Act shall be known as T<span class="SmallCaps" style="font-variant:small-caps;">he</span> C<span class="SmallCaps" style="font-variant:small-caps;">ivil</span> C<span class="SmallCaps" style="font-variant:small-caps;">ode</span> <span class="SmallCaps" style="font-variant:small-caps;">of</span> <span class="SmallCaps" style="font-variant:small-caps;">the</span> S<span class="SmallCaps" style="font-variant:small-caps;">tate</span> <span class="SmallCaps" style="font-variant:small-caps;">of</span> C<span class="SmallCaps" style="font-variant:small-caps;">alifornia</span>, and is in Four Divisions, as follows: <br /></p><p>  I.—THE FIRST RELATING TO PERSONS.</p><p> II.—THE SECOND TO PROPERTY.</p><p>III.—THE THIRD TO OBLIGATIONS.</p><p>IV.—THE FOURTH CONTAINS GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE THREE PRECEDING DIVISIONS. <br /></p><p>(Enacted 1872.)</p></div> <!-- official-source:end --> [California Legislative Information](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=1.&lawCode=CIV) - Official bulk export checked 2026-10-27T21:36:57.7010540Z.