California Codes > Code of Civil Procedure > Preliminary Provisions California Codes > Code of Civil Procedure > 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 All persons who at the time this Code takes effect hold office under … § 7 When any office is abolished by the repeal of any Act, and such Act … § 8 No action or proceeding commenced before this Code takes effect, and … § 9 When a limitation or period of time prescribed in any existing … § 10 Holidays within the meaning of this code are every Sunday and any … § 11 Wherever any notice or other communication is required by this code … § 12 The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed … § 12a (a) If the last day for the performance of any act provided or … § 12b If any city, county, state, or public office, other than a branch … § 12c (a) Where any law requires an act to be performed no later than … § 13 Whenever any act of a secular nature, other than a work of necessity … § 13a Any act required by law to be performed on a particular day or within … § 13b Any act required by law to be performed on a particular day or within … § 14 When the seal of a Court, public officer, or person is required by … § 15 Words giving a joint authority to three or more public officers or … § 16 Words and phrases are construed according to the context and the … § 17 (a) Words used in this code in the present tense include the … § 18 No statute, law, or rule is continued in force because it is … § 19 This Act, whenever cited, enumerated, referred to, or amended, may be … § 20 Judicial remedies are such as are administered by the Courts of … § 21 These remedies are divided into two classes:1. Actions; … § 22 An action is an ordinary proceeding in a court of justice by which … § 23 Every other remedy is a special proceeding. § 24 Actions are of two kinds:1. Civil; and,2. Criminal. § 25 A civil action arises out of:1. An obligation;2. An injury. § 26 An obligation is a legal duty, by which one person is bound to do or … § 27 An injury is of two kinds:1. To the person; and,2. To … § 28 An injury to property consists in depriving its owner of the benefit … § 29 Every other injury is an injury to the person. § 30 A civil action is prosecuted by one party against another for the … § 31 The Penal Code defines and provides for the prosecution of a criminal … § 32 When the violation of a right admits of both a civil and criminal … § 32.5 The “jurisdictional classification” of a case means its … § 33 A prosecuting attorney, in his or her discretion, may assist in the … § 34 An electronic signature, as defined in Section 17, by a court or … Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.
