{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"831","citation":"Civ. Code, § 831","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. PROPERTY [654. - 1422.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2"},{"name":"PART 2. REAL OR IMMOVABLE PROPERTY [[755.] - 945.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-2"},{"name":"TITLE 3. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF OWNERS [818. - 855.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-2/title-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Rights of Owners [818. - 835.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-2/title-3/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Boundaries [829. - 835.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-2/title-3/chapter-1/article-2"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>An owner of land bounded by a road or street is presumed to own to the center of the way, but the contrary may be shown.</p>","text":"An owner of land bounded by a road or street is presumed to own to the center of the way, but the contrary may be shown.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/boundaries-831","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}