DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3272.9›PART 2. CONTRACTS 1549-1701›TITLE 5. EXTINCTION OF CONTRACTS 1682-1701›CHAPTER 3. Modification and Cancellation 1697-1701

§ 1701

California Civil Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Where a contract is executed in duplicate, an alteration or destruction of one copy, while the other exists, is not within the provisions of the last section.

(Enacted 1872.)

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