California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 3114

Repealed and added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 914, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1993.

If an instrument contains contradictory terms, typewritten terms prevail over printed terms, handwritten terms prevail over both, and words prevail over numbers.

Cite this section

Cal. Com. Code § 3114 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/com/division-3-negotiable-instruments/chapter-1-general-provisions-and-definitions/section-3114

Other sections in Chapter 1 - General Provisions and Definitions

§ 3101§ 3102§ 3103§ 3104§ 3105§ 3106§ 3107§ 3108§ 3109§ 3110§ 3111§ 3112§ 3113§ 3114§ 3115§ 3116§ 3117§ 3118§ 3119

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