Civil Code § 38

PART 1. PERSONS WITH UNSOUND MIND

Current as of September 28, 2026Civ. Code, § 38Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 163, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1993. Operative January 1, 1994, by Sec. 161 of Ch. 163.

A person entirely without understanding has no power to make a contract of any kind, but the person is liable for the reasonable value of things furnished to the person necessary for the support of the person or the person’s family.