California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1823

A depositary is not bound to deliver a thing deposited without demand, even where the deposit is made for a specified time.

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Cal. Civ. Code § 1823 (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-2-obligations-of-the-depositary/section-1823

Other sections in Article 2 - Obligations of the Depositary

§ 1822§ 1823§ 1824§ 1825§ 1826§ 1827§ 1828

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