California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1835

A depositary may not use the thing deposited, or permit it to be used, for any purpose, without the consent of the depositor. He may not, if it is purposely fastened by the depositor, open it without the consent of the latter, except in case of necessity.

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Cal. Civ. Code § 1835 (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-1-general-provisions/section-1835

Other sections in Article 1 - General Provisions

§ 1833§ 1834§ 1834.4§ 1834.5§ 1834.7§ 1834.8§ 1834.9§ 1835§ 1836§ 1837§ 1838§ 1839

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