{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-1596","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 1596","heading":"","body":"The object of a contract must be lawful when the contract is made, and possible and ascertainable by the time the contract is to be performed.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","PART 2. CONTRACTS [1549. - 1701.]","TITLE 1. NATURE OF A CONTRACT [1549. - 1615.]","CHAPTER 4. Object of a Contract [1595. - 1599.]"],"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":"5fd51ffb41ca1c167f41598455c1d1bb3caa5fda1157337c0d4854f437b8cef1","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-1595","next":"us-ca/civ-1597"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}