{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"1934","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 1934","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 4. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS [1855. - 2107.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-4"},{"name":"TITLE 2. OF THE KINDS AND DEGREES OF EVIDENCE [1878. - 1974.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-4/title-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Writings [1895. - 1953.13.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-4/title-2/chapter-3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Private Writings [1929. - 1952.3.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-4/title-2/chapter-3/article-3"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>An agreement, in writing, without a seal, for the compromise or settlement of a debt, is as obligatory as if a seal were affixed.</p>","text":"An agreement, in writing, without a seal, for the compromise or settlement of a debt, is as obligatory as if a seal were affixed.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/private-writings-1934","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}