{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"1646","citation":"Civ. Code, § 1646","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 3. INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS [1635. - 1663.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-2/title-3"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A contract is to be interpreted according to the law and usage of the place where it is to be performed; or, if it does not indicate a place of performance, according to the law and usage of the place where it is made.</p>","text":"A contract is to be interpreted according to the law and usage of the place where it is to be performed; or, if it does not indicate a place of performance, according to the law and usage of the place where it is made.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/interpretation-of-contracts-1646","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}