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DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3272.9›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273›TITLE 4. LOAN 1884-1923.10›CHAPTER 3. Loan of Money 1912-1916.12

§ 1913

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

A borrower of money, unless there is an express contract to the contrary, must pay the amount due in such money as is current at the time when the loan becomes due, whether such money is worth more or less than the actual money lent.

(Enacted 1872.)

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