California · Civil Code

CIV §19: Every person who has actual notice of circumstances sufficient to put a prudent person upon inquiry as to a particular fact has constructive notice of the fact itself in all cases in which, by prosecu

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A person is considered to have constructive notice of a fact when they have actual notice of circumstances that would prompt a prudent person to inquire about that fact.

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Every person who has actual notice of circumstances sufficient to put a prudent person upon inquiry as to a particular fact has constructive notice of the fact itself in all cases in which, by prosecuting such inquiry, he or she might have learned that fact.

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