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Civil Code § 1541

CHAPTER 6. Release

Current as of September 28, 2026Civ. Code, § 1541Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 157, Sec. 1. (SB 1431) Effective January 1, 2019.

An obligation is extinguished by a release therefrom given to the debtor or the released party by the creditor or releasing party, upon a new consideration, or in writing, with or without new consideration.