BlackletterCalifornia law

Code of Civil Procedure § 1898

ARTICLE 2. Public Writings

Current as of September 28, 2026Code Civ. Proc., § 1898Official source ↗

Enacted 1872.

Statutes are public or private. A private statute is one which concerns only certain designated individuals, and affects only their private rights. All other statutes are public, in which are included statutes creating or affecting corporations.