{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"1543","citation":"Civ. Code, § 1543","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. 1987, Ch. 677, Sec. 1.5.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A release of one of two or more joint debtors does not extinguish the obligations of any of the others, unless they are mere guarantors; nor does it affect their right to contribution from him or her, except as provided in Section 877 of the Code of Civil Procedure.</p>","text":"A release of one of two or more joint debtors does not extinguish the obligations of any of the others, unless they are mere guarantors; nor does it affect their right to contribution from him or her, except as provided in Section 877 of the Code of Civil Procedure.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/release-1543","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}