Civil Code section 1500

An obligation for the payment of money is extinguished by a due offer of payment, if the amount is immediately deposited in the name of the creditor, with some bank or savings and loan association within this state, of good repute, and notice thereof is given to the creditor.

Source: Section 1500, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1500. (updated Sep. 23, 1981; accessed Sep. 8, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/civil_code_section_1500

Original Source: Section 1500, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1500. (last accessed May 12, 2025).