{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"1541","citation":"Civ. Code, § 1541","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3"},{"name":"PART 1. OBLIGATIONS IN GENERAL [1427. - 1543.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-1"},{"name":"TITLE 4. EXTINCTION OF OBLIGATIONS [1473. - 1543.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-1/title-4"},{"name":"CHAPTER 6. Release [1541. - 1543.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-1/title-4/chapter-6"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 157, Sec. 1.   (SB 1431)   Effective January 1, 2019.","effective":"2019-01-01","html":"<p>An obligation is extinguished by a release therefrom given to the debtor or the released party by the creditor or releasing party, upon a new consideration, or in writing, with or without new consideration.</p>","text":"An obligation is extinguished by a release therefrom given to the debtor or the released party by the creditor or releasing party, upon a new consideration, or in writing, with or without new consideration.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/release-1541","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}