California Codes > Civil Code > Preliminary Provisions California Codes > Civil Code > Preliminary Provisions Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates | Other versions § 2 This Code takes effect at twelve o’clock noon, on the first day of … § 3 No part of it is retroactive, unless expressly so declared. § 4 The rule of the common law, that statutes in derogation thereof are … § 5 The provisions of this Code, so far as they are substantially the … § 6 No action or proceeding commenced before this Code takes effect, and … § 7 Holidays within the meaning of this code are every Sunday and such … § 7.1 Optional bank holidays within the meaning of Section 9 … § 9 All other days than those mentioned in Section 7 are business days … § 10 The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed … § 11 Whenever any act of a secular nature, other than a work of necessity … § 12 Words giving a joint authority to three or more public officers or … § 13 Words and phrases are construed according to the context and the … § 14 (a) Words used in this code in the present tense include the … § 17 Wherever any notice or other communication is required by this code … § 18 Notice is:1. Actual-which consists in express information of a … § 19 Every person who has actual notice of circumstances sufficient to put … § 20 No statute, law, or rule is continued in force because it is … § 21 This Act, whenever cited, enumerated, referred to, or amended, may be … Ask a litigation question, get an answer ASAP!Thousands of highly rated, verified litigation lawyers.Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.
