Section 1.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 1.
in effectThis Act shall be known as T
he
C
ivil
C
ode
of
the
S
tate
of
C
alifornia
, and is in Four Divisions, as follows:
I.—THE FIRST RELATING TO PERSONS.
II.—THE SECOND TO PROPERTY.
III.—THE THIRD TO OBLIGATIONS.
IV.—THE FOURTH CONTAINS GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE THREE PRECEDING DIVISIONS.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026