{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"1040","citation":"Civ. Code, § 1040","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. PROPERTY [654. - 1422.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2"},{"name":"PART 4. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY [1000. - 1422.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-4"},{"name":"TITLE 4. TRANSFER [1039. - 1231.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-4/title-4"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Transfers in General [1039. - 1090.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-4/title-4/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Definition of Transfer [1039. - 1040.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-4/title-4/chapter-1/article-1"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A voluntary transfer is an executed contract, subject to all rules of law concerning contracts in general; except that a consideration is not necessary to its validity.</p>","text":"A voluntary transfer is an executed contract, subject to all rules of law concerning contracts in general; except that a consideration is not necessary to its validity.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/definition-of-transfer-1040","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}