California · Civil Code
CIV §1: This 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.
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This is the introductory provision establishing the Civil Code of California as law organized into four divisions.
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This 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.
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