California CodesCivil CodeDivision 3 - OBLIGATIONSPart 2 - CONTRACTSTitle 1 - NATURE OF A CONTRACTChapter 3 - Consent§ 1576§ 1576Mistake may be either of fact or law.Cite this sectionCal. Civ. Code § 1576 (2026)Copyhttps://ca.codecond.com/codes/civ/division-3-obligations/part-2-contracts/title-1-nature-of-a-contract/chapter-3-consent/section-1576CopyOther sections in Chapter 3 - Consent§ 1565§ 1566§ 1567§ 1568§ 1568.5§ 1569§ 1570§ 1571§ 1572§ 1573…§ 1583§ 1584§ 1584.5§ 1584.6§ 1585§ 1586§ 1587§ 1588§ 1589§ 1590← § 1575§ 1577 →