{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-1541","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 1541","heading":"","body":"An obligation is extinguished by a release therefrom given to the debtor or the released party by the creditor or releasing party, upon a new consideration, or in writing, with or without new consideration.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","PART 1. OBLIGATIONS IN GENERAL [1427. - 1543.]","TITLE 4. EXTINCTION OF OBLIGATIONS [1473. - 1543.]","CHAPTER 6. Release [1541. - 1543.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"fa2c41128dafe5489981470413fa3383021fa586a78e8f1d3d582518c20ae770","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-1533","next":"us-ca/civ-1542"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}