Riverside County guide
California laws that decide injury claims
These pages explain, in plain language, the California rules that most often decide fault and deadlines in Riverside County injury cases: right-of-way, speed, following distance, helmets, DUI, uninsured motorist coverage, dog bites, and the two-year and six-month filing deadlines. Each links to the official text.
- Vehicle Code § 16000Reporting a crash to the DMV
- Vehicle Code § 20001The duty to stop after an injury crash
- Vehicle Code § 21453The red light rule
- Vehicle Code § 21950Pedestrian right-of-way
- Vehicle Code § 22350The basic speed law
- Vehicle Code § 21703Following too closely
- Vehicle Code § 21801Yielding on a left turn
- Vehicle Code § 27803Motorcycle helmets
- Vehicle Code § 21658.1Lane splitting
- Vehicle Code § 23152Driving under the influence
- Insurance Code § 11580.2Uninsured motorist coverage
- CCP § 335.1The two-year injury deadline
- Government Code § 911.2The six-month claim deadline
- Government Code § 945.6Time to sue after a claim is rejected
- Civil Code § 1714The general duty of care
- Civil Code § 3342Dog bites
- Civil Code § 3045.1Hospital liens
- CCP § 377.60Who may bring a wrongful death claim
Related pages
Hurt in Riverside County?
Talk with our Riverside team about what happened. Consultations are free, in English or Spanish.