BlackletterCalifornia law

Civil Code § 2021

ARTICLE 2. Agents

Current as of September 28, 2026Civ. Code, § 2021Official source ↗

Enacted 1872.

An agent employed to collect a negotiable instrument must collect it promptly, and take all measures necessary to charge the parties thereto, in case of its dishonor; and, if it is a bill of exchange, must present it for acceptance with reasonable diligence.