California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1844

Gratuitous deposit is a deposit for which the depositary receives no consideration beyond the mere possession of the thing deposited.

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Cal. Civ. Code § 1844 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/civ/division-3-obligations/part-4-obligations-arising-from-particular-transactions/title-3-deposit/chapter-2-deposit-for-keeping/article-2-gratuitous-deposit/section-1844

Other sections in Article 2 - Gratuitous Deposit

§ 1844§ 1845§ 1846§ 1847

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