{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"3","citation":"Civ. Code, § 3","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/preliminary-provisions"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>No part of it is retroactive, unless expressly so declared.</p>","text":"No part of it is retroactive, unless expressly so declared.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/preliminary-provisions-3","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}