{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"1620","citation":"Civ. Code, § 1620","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 2. MANNER OF CREATING CONTRACTS [1619. - 1633.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-2/title-2"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>An express contract is one, the terms of which are stated in words.</p>","text":"An express contract is one, the terms of which are stated in words.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/manner-of-creating-contracts-1620","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}