California injury laws
Government Code § 911.2: the six-month claim deadline
A claim against a public entity for death or injury to a person or personal property must be presented no later than six months after the cause of action accrues. This deadline is much shorter than the general two-year rule.
What the law says
A claim against a public entity for death or injury to a person or personal property must be presented no later than six months after the cause of action accrues.
Official text (excerpt)
A claim relating to a cause of action for death or for injury to person or to personal property or growing crops shall be presented as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 915) not later than six months after the accrual of the cause of action.
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Why it matters in an injury claim
This deadline is much shorter than the general two-year rule. See our claims guide for where to file with each city, the County and the State.
Related pages
- Claims against governmentThe six-month rule and where to file for each city.
- Government Code § 945.6Time to sue after a claim is rejected
- Claims against school districtsWhere to file an injury claim against each K-12 district.
- Sidewalk and public property fallsDangerous conditions of public property and the six-month claim.
- School injury claimsClaims against school districts, colleges and UCR, and the rules that apply.
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