Code of Civil Procedure section 2074

An offer in writing to pay a particular sum of money, or to deliver a written instrument or specific personal property, is, if not accepted, equivalent to the actual production and tender of the money, instrument, or property.

Source: Section 2074, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=2074. (accessed Nov. 17, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/code_of_civil_procedure_section_2074

Original Source: Section 2074, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=2074. (last accessed May 12, 2025).