{"code":"FIN","codeName":"Financial Code","section":"1401","citation":"Fin. Code, § 1401","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 1.1. BANKING [1000. - 1910.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/financial-code/division-1.1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 12. Deposits [1400. - 1440.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/financial-code/division-1.1/chapter-12"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Depositors [1400. - 1415.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/financial-code/division-1.1/chapter-12/article-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 3.   (SB 664)   Effective January 1, 2012.","effective":"2012-01-01","html":"<p>A bank account by or in the name of a married person shall be held for the exclusive right and benefit of the person, shall be free from the control or lien of any other person except a creditor, and shall be paid to the person or to the order of the person, and payment so made is a valid and sufficient release and discharge to the bank for the deposit or any part thereof.</p>","text":"A bank account by or in the name of a married person shall be held for the exclusive right and benefit of the person, shall be free from the control or lien of any other person except a creditor, and shall be paid to the person or to the order of the person, and payment so made is a valid and sufficient release and discharge to the bank for the deposit or any part thereof.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/financial-code/depositors-1401","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}