{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"26","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 26","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/preliminary-provisions"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 21.   (AB 1516)   Effective January 1, 2018.","effective":"2018-01-01","html":"<p>An obligation is a legal duty, by which one person is bound to do or not to do a certain thing, and arises from either of the following:</p><p>(a) Contract.</p><p>(b) Operation of law.</p>","text":"An obligation is a legal duty, by which one person is bound to do or not to do a certain thing, and arises from either of the following: (a) Contract. (b) Operation of law.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/preliminary-provisions-26","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}