§ 1583 Acceptance Communication Timing

Civil Code·California

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This law says that when someone accepts an offer, the acceptance is considered communicated the moment the other person receives it, even if the acceptance is still being sent.

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•Acceptance is official the moment the other person receives it.
•It doesn't matter if the message is still being sent.
•The law treats the acceptance as communicated once it reaches the other party.

Example

You email a friend to say yes to their plan to meet for pizza tonight.

Your friend's acceptance is official the instant they get your email, even if the email is still traveling across the internet.

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§ 1583 Acceptance Communication Timing

Consent is deemed to be fully communicated between the parties as soon as the party accepting a proposal has put his acceptance in the course of transmission to the proposer, in conformity to the last section. (Enacted 1872.)

Last verified: January 9, 2026

Key Terms

Consent fully communicated acceptance course of transmission proposer

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Civil Code. Section 1583.

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