{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"1596","citation":"Civ. Code, § 1596","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 2. CONTRACTS [1549. - 1701.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-2"},{"name":"TITLE 1. NATURE OF A CONTRACT [1549. - 1615.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-2/title-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Object of a Contract [1595. - 1599.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-2/title-1/chapter-4"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The object of a contract must be lawful when the contract is made, and possible and ascertainable by the time the contract is to be performed.</p>","text":"The object of a contract must be lawful when the contract is made, and possible and ascertainable by the time the contract is to be performed.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/object-of-a-contract-1596","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}