Cal. Code of Civil Procedure § 5 : California Code Of Civil Procedure — Preliminary Provisions — Provisions substantially same as existing statutes construed as continuations Date: 1 Aug 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session The provisions of this Code, so far as they are substantially the same as existing statutes, must be construed as continuations thereof, and not as new enactments. Ca. Civ. Proc. Code § 5