§ 1587 Proposal Revocation Conditions

Civil Code·California

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This law explains the ways an offer can be canceled before it is accepted.

Key Takeaways

•An offer can be canceled by the person making it if they tell the other party they are revoking it before the other side accepts.
•It also ends if the time given to accept runs out or a reasonable time passes without acceptance.
•If the person accepting hasn't met a required condition, the offer can be canceled.
•The offer ends automatically if the person who made it dies or can't make decisions anymore.

Example

A neighbor offers to sell his old bike to a friend, but before the friend says yes, the neighbor calls and says he no longer wants to sell it.

The neighbor's phone call is a notice of revocation, which cancels the offer under rule (a).

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§ 1587 Proposal Revocation Conditions

A proposal is revoked by any of the following: (a) By the communication of notice of revocation by the proposer to the other party, in the manner prescribed by Sections 1581 and 1583, before his or her acceptance has been communicated to the former. (b) By the lapse of the time prescribed in the proposal for its acceptance or, if no time is prescribed, the lapse of a reasonable time without communication of the acceptance. (c) By the failure of the acceptor to fulfill a condition precedent to acceptance. (d) By the death or legal incapacity to make decisions of the proposer. (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 144, Sec. 2. (AB 1847) Effective January 1, 2015.)

Last verified: January 9, 2026

Key Terms

proposal revocation acceptance condition precedent legal incapacity

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Civil Code. Section 1587.

§ 1587 Proposal Revocation Conditions

Civil Code·California

AI SummaryVerified

§ 1587 Proposal Revocation Conditions

This law explains the ways an offer can be canceled before it is accepted.

Key Takeaways

•An offer can be canceled by the person making it if they tell the other party they are revoking it before the other side accepts.
•It also ends if the time given to accept runs out or a reasonable time passes without acceptance.
•If the person accepting hasn't met a required condition, the offer can be canceled.
•The offer ends automatically if the person who made it dies or can't make decisions anymore.

Example

A neighbor offers to sell his old bike to a friend, but before the friend says yes, the neighbor calls and says he no longer wants to sell it.

The neighbor's phone call is a notice of revocation, which cancels the offer under rule (a).

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 1587 Proposal Revocation Conditions

Last verified: January 9, 2026

Key Terms

proposal revocation acceptance condition precedent legal incapacity

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Civil Code. Section 1587.

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