{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"3289","citation":"Civ. Code, § 3289","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS [3274. - 9566.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-4"},{"name":"PART 1. RELIEF [3274. - 3428.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-4/part-1"},{"name":"TITLE 2. COMPENSATORY RELIEF [3281. - 3361.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-4/part-1/title-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Damages in General [3281. - 3296.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-4/part-1/title-2/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Interest as Damages [3287. - 3291.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-4/part-1/title-2/chapter-1/article-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 176, Sec. 1.   Effective June 23, 1986.","effective":"1986-06-23","html":"<p>(a) Any legal rate of interest stipulated by a contract remains chargeable after a breach thereof, as before, until the contract is superseded by a verdict or other new obligation.</p><p>(b) If a contract entered into after January 1, 1986, does not stipulate a legal rate of interest, the obligation shall bear interest at a rate of 10 percent per annum after a breach.</p><p>For the purposes of this subdivision, the term contract shall not include a note secured by a deed of trust on real property.</p>","text":"(a) Any legal rate of interest stipulated by a contract remains chargeable after a breach thereof, as before, until the contract is superseded by a verdict or other new obligation. (b) If a contract entered into after January 1, 1986, does not stipulate a legal rate of interest, the obligation shall bear interest at a rate of 10 percent per annum after a breach. For the purposes of this subdivision, the term contract shall not include a note secured by a deed of trust on real property.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/interest-as-damages-3289","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}