{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"2209","citation":"Civ. Code, § 2209","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 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738. - 3273.91.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4"},{"name":"TITLE 7. CARRIAGE [2085. - 2218.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-7"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5. Common Carriers [[2168.] - 2212.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-7/chapter-5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 4. Common Carriers of Messages [2207. - 2209.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-7/chapter-5/article-4"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Every person whose message is refused or postponed, contrary to the provisions of this Chapter, is entitled to recover from the carrier his actual damages, and fifty dollars in addition thereto.</p>","text":"Every person whose message is refused or postponed, contrary to the provisions of this Chapter, is entitled to recover from the carrier his actual damages, and fifty dollars in addition thereto.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/common-carriers-of-messages-2209","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}