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  "generated_at": "2026-07-10T02:55:46.441Z",
  "attribution": "Source values are U.S. federal government works (public domain). Compiled by StatuteRates.",
  "license": "Compiled dataset offered for reference; values trace to official public-domain sources (see each record).",
  "data": {
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    "slug": "california-prejudgment-rate",
    "name": "California Prejudgment Interest Rate",
    "entity_type": "rate_series",
    "jurisdiction": "US",
    "region": "US States — Prejudgment",
    "locale": null,
    "metadata": {
      "state": "CA",
      "statute": "Cal. Civ. Code sec. 3287",
      "basis": "statute-variable",
      "metric": "prejudgment",
      "kind": "variable"
    },
    "metrics": [
      "annual_rate"
    ],
    "latest": {
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        "value": 10,
        "value_text": "10%",
        "unit": "percent_per_annum",
        "effective_date": "2026-07-09",
        "source_id": "ca-prejud",
        "source_url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=3289.&lawCode=CIV",
        "retrieved_at": "2026-07-10T02:55:46.419Z",
        "confidence": "medium",
        "method": "statute-variable",
        "notes": "Prejudgment interest under Cal. Civ. Code sec. 3287 — 10% (simple interest). This is PREjudgment interest (accruing before entry of judgment) and is separate from California’s post-judgment rate; availability is limited by claim type (see the page). Current formula value as of 2026-07-09; verify at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Not legal advice."
      }
    },
    "history": {
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          "effective_date": "2026-07-09",
          "source_id": "ca-prejud",
          "source_url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=3289.&lawCode=CIV",
          "retrieved_at": "2026-07-10T02:55:46.419Z",
          "confidence": "medium",
          "method": "statute-variable",
          "notes": "Prejudgment interest under Cal. Civ. Code sec. 3287 — 10% (simple interest). This is PREjudgment interest (accruing before entry of judgment) and is separate from California’s post-judgment rate; availability is limited by claim type (see the page). Current formula value as of 2026-07-09; verify at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Not legal advice."
        }
      ]
    }
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}