{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"1700","citation":"Civ. Code, § 1700","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":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The intentional destruction, cancellation, or material alteration of a written contract, by a party entitled to any benefit under it, or with his consent, extinguishes all the executory obligations of the contract in his favor, against parties who do not consent to the act.</p>","text":"The intentional destruction, cancellation, or material alteration of a written contract, by a party entitled to any benefit under it, or with his consent, extinguishes all the executory obligations of the contract in his favor, against parties who do not consent to the act.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/modification-and-cancellation-1700","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}