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DIVISION 1. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS 1-88›PART 1. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS 1-13

§ 2

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

(a) A provision of this code, insofar as it is substantially the same as a previously existing provision relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as a restatement and continuation thereof and not as a new enactment.

(b) A provision of this code, insofar as it is the same in substance as a provision of a uniform act, shall be so construed as to effectuate the general purpose to make uniform the law in those states which enact that provision.

(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)

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