{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-1646","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 1646","heading":"","body":"A contract is to be interpreted according to the law and usage of the place where it is to be performed; or, if it does not indicate a place of performance, according to the law and usage of the place where it is made.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","PART 2. CONTRACTS [1549. - 1701.]","TITLE 3. INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS [1635. - 1663.]"],"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":"56516abdb6d45d29a8121550c8ae19e1c95a99f675739cc6b4b5f9ec5cb77a7b","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-1645","next":"us-ca/civ-1646.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}