{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-2021","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 2021","heading":"","body":"An agent employed to collect a negotiable instrument must collect it promptly, and take all measures necessary to charge the parties thereto, in case of its dishonor; and, if it is a bill of exchange, must present it for acceptance with reasonable diligence.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738. - 3273.91.]","TITLE 6. SERVICE [2019. - 2082.]","CHAPTER 2. Particular Employments [2019. - 2030.]","ARTICLE 2. Agents [2019. - 2022.]"],"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":"dbb22634acd68029877e871709d68a4a0705893300c3cb4511cdac7eedf3f90b","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-2020","next":"us-ca/civ-2022"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}