{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-3541","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 3541","heading":"","body":"An interpretation which gives effect is preferred to one which makes void.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS [3274. - 9566.]","PART 4. MAXIMS OF JURISPRUDENCE [3509. - 3548.]"],"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":"329e362a95fa91c5f9fab287d2ccbf394d4a02cf58f95b8064164a1189218cff","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-3540","next":"us-ca/civ-3542"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}