{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-41","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 41","heading":"","body":"A person of unsound mind, of whatever degree, is civilly liable for a wrong done by the person, but is not liable in exemplary damages unless at the time of the act the person was capable of knowing that the act was wrongful.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 1. PERSONS [38. - 86.]","PART 1. PERSONS WITH UNSOUND MIND [38. - 41.]"],"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":"6eb862761a4b64bdbe9ced137286de10ccb6921e6a0d46f7e8165280eea2b423","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-40","next":"us-ca/civ-43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}