California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1817

A deposit for keeping is one in which the depositary is bound to return the identical thing deposited.

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Cal. Civ. Code § 1817 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/civ/division-3-obligations/part-4-obligations-arising-from-particular-transactions/title-3-deposit/chapter-1-deposit-in-general/article-1-nature-and-creation-of-deposit/section-1817

Other sections in Article 1 - Nature and Creation of Deposit

§ 1813§ 1814§ 1815§ 1816§ 1817§ 1818

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