California CodesCivil Code - CIVPreliminary ProvisionsSection 5
The provisions of this Code, so far as they are substantially the same as existing statutes or the common law, must be construed as continuations thereof, and not as new enactments.
Notes
Requires the provisions of this code, so far as they are substantially the same as existing statutes or the common law, to be construed as continuations of those statutes and rules rather than as new enactments. Applies only to the extent of that overlap.
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