Statute · California Civil Code
Cal. Civ. Code § 3415 — Cancellation of Instruments
Cal. Civ. Code § 3415
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Civil Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2007-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) An action may be maintained by any person interested in any private document or instrument in writing, which has been lost or destroyed, to prove or establish the document or instrument or to compel the issuance, execution, and acknowledgment of a duplicate of the document or instrument.
Citator
Cal. Civ. Code § 3415 — Cancellation of Instruments is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) An action may be maintained by any person interested in any private document or instrument in writing, which has been lost or destroyed, to prove or establish the document or instrument or to compel the issuance, execution, and acknowledgment of a duplicate of the document or instrument.
(b) If the document or instrument is a negotiable instrument, the court shall compel the owner of the negotiable instrument to give an indemnity bond to the person reissuing, reexecuting, or reacknowledging the same, against loss, damage, expense, or other liability that may be suffered by the person by reason of the issuance of the duplicate instrument or by the original instrument still remaining outstanding.