{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-1626","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 1626","heading":"","body":"A contract in writing takes effect upon its delivery to the party in whose favor it is made, or to his agent.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","PART 2. CONTRACTS [1549. - 1701.]","TITLE 2. MANNER OF CREATING CONTRACTS [1619. - 1633.]"],"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":"fcaffd53ced77c5cd0ef8b62ee588d5e00783a9bbb646ae6a05246e1abb3f120","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-1625","next":"us-ca/civ-1627"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}