Cal. Civil Code § 946 : Personal Property In General — California Civil Code — Property — Governed by law of domicile Date: 14 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session If there is no law to the contrary, in the place where personal property is situated, it is deemed to follow the person of its owner, and is governed by the law of his domicile. Ca. Civ. Code § 946