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DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3273.91›PART 1. OBLIGATIONS IN GENERAL 1427-1543›TITLE 4. EXTINCTION OF OBLIGATIONS 1473-1543›CHAPTER 2. Offer of Performance 1485-1505

§ 1489

California Civil Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

In the absence of an express provision to the contrary, an offer of performance may be made, at the option of the debtor:

  1. At any place appointed by the creditor; or,

  2. Wherever the person to whom the offer ought to be made can be found; or,

  3. If such person cannot, with reasonable diligence, be found within this State, and within a reasonable distance from his residence or place of business, or if he evades the debtor, then at his residence or place of business, if the same can, with reasonable diligence, be found within the State; or,

  4. If this cannot be done, then at any place within this State.

(Enacted 1872.)

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