California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1814

A voluntary deposit is made by one giving to another, with his consent, the possession of personal property to keep for the benefit of the former, or of a third party. The person giving is called the depositor, and the person receiving the depositary.

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Cal. Civ. Code § 1814 (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-1814

Other sections in Article 1 - Nature and Creation of Deposit

§ 1813§ 1814§ 1815§ 1816§ 1817§ 1818

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