{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"1697","citation":"Civ. Code, § 1697","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 5. EXTINCTION OF CONTRACTS [1682. - 1701.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-2/title-5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Modification and Cancellation [1697. - 1701.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-2/title-5/chapter-3"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 109.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A contract not in writing may be modified in any respect by consent of the parties, in writing, without a new consideration, and is extinguished thereby to the extent of the modification.</p>","text":"A contract not in writing may be modified in any respect by consent of the parties, in writing, without a new consideration, and is extinguished thereby to the extent of the modification.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/modification-and-cancellation-1697","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}