California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 3509

Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 76, Sec. 20. (AB 383) Effective January 1, 2014.

The maxims of jurisprudence hereinafter set forth are intended not to qualify any of the foregoing provisions of this code, but to aid in their just application.

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Cal. Civ. Code § 3509 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/civ/division-4-general-provisions/part-4-maxims-of-jurisprudence/section-3509

Other sections in Part 4 - MAXIMS OF JURISPRUDENCE

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