{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"[953.]","citation":"Civ. Code, § [953.]","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. PROPERTY [654. - 1422.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2"},{"name":"PART 3. PERSONAL OR MOVABLE PROPERTY [946. - 998.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-3"},{"name":"TITLE 2. PARTICULAR KINDS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY [[953.] - 998.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-3/title-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Things in Action [[953.] - 955.1.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-3/title-2/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Transfer of Things in Action [[953.] - 955.1.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-3/title-2/chapter-1/article-1"}],"history":"Amended by Code Amendments 1873-74, Ch. 612.","effective":null,"html":"<p> Section Nine Hundred and Fifty-three. A thing in action is a right to recover money or other personal property by a judicial proceeding.</p>","text":"Section Nine Hundred and Fifty-three. A thing in action is a right to recover money or other personal property by a judicial proceeding.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/transfer-of-things-in-action-953-955-1-953","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}