DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3273›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273.16›TITLE 3. DEPOSIT 1813-1881.2›CHAPTER 2. Deposit for Keeping 1833-1867›ARTICLE 2. Gratuitous Deposit 1844-1847

§ 1844

California Civil Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Gratuitous deposit is a deposit for which the depositary receives no consideration beyond the mere possession of the thing deposited.

(Enacted 1872.)

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