{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"1","citation":"Civ. Code, § 1","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE OF THE ACT","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/title-of-the-act"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>This Act shall be known as The Civil Code of the State of California, 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>","text":"This Act shall be known as The Civil Code of the State of California, and is in Four Divisions, as follows: I.—THE FIRST RELATING TO PERSONS. II.—THE SECOND TO PROPERTY. III.—THE THIRD TO OBLIGATIONS. IV.—THE FOURTH CONTAINS GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE THREE PRECEDING DIVISIONS.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/title-of-the-act-1","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}