{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"21","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 21","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/preliminary-provisions"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>These remedies are divided into two classes:</p><p>1. Actions; and,</p><p>2. Special proceedings.</p>","text":"These remedies are divided into two classes: 1. Actions; and, 2. Special proceedings.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/preliminary-provisions-21","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}