California court deadline calculator
Pick a deadline and enter the trigger date. The result applies Cal. Gov. Code 6800, 6804; Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 17(b)(4); Gov. Code 6707 (state agencies) (counting, weekends and court holidays), service-method extensions where the law allows them, and the rule for that deadline, with each step and citation shown. Scope: Pre-suit claim presentation and suit deadlines for money or damages claims against California public entities and their employees under the Government Claims Act (Gov. Code 900-996.6), including late-claim applications and court petitions for relief. Entity-specific claims procedures adopted by charter, ordinance or agreement (Gov. Code 935, 930.2), Registry of Public Agencies relief (946.4), and claims statutes outside the Act are not modeled.. Rules current as of 2026-10-23.
Deadline
Tuesday, May 4, 2027
- Trigger (Date the cause of action accrued (Gov. Code 901)): Wednesday, November 4, 2026.
- Add 6 months: Tuesday, May 4, 2027.
Rules applied
Cal. Gov. Code 911.2(a)
(a) 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. A claim relating to any other cause of action shall be presented as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 915) not later than one year after the accrual of the cause of action.Official source
Cal. Gov. Code 6800, 6804; Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 17(b)(4); Gov. Code 6707 (state agencies)
Gov. Code 6800: "The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding the first day, and including the last, unless the last day is a holiday, and then it is also excluded." Gov. Code 6804: "“Month” means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed." Gov. Code 6707: "When the last day for filing any instrument or other document with a state agency falls upon a Saturday or holiday, such act may be performed upon the next business day with the same effect as if it had been performed upon the day appointed." CCP 12: "The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding the first day, and including the last, unless the last day is a holiday, and then it is also excluded." CCP 12a(a): "If the last day for the performance of any act provided or required by law to be performed within a specified period of time is a holiday, then that period is hereby extended to and including the next day that is not a holiday. For purposes of this section, “holiday” means all day on Saturdays, all holidays specified in Section 135 and, to the extent provided in Section 12b, all days that by terms of Section 12b are required to be considered as holidays." CCP 12b: "If any city, county, state, or public office, other than a branch office, is closed for the whole of any day, insofar as the business of that office is concerned, that day shall be considered as a holiday for the purposes of computing time under Sections 12 and 12a." CCP 10: "Holidays within the meaning of this code are every Sunday and any other days that are specified or provided for as judicial holidays in Section 135."Official source
- Months-based period (Gov. Code 6804, CCP 17(b)(4): 'Month' means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed). Convention applied: the period ends on the same-numbered day of the later month; if that month has no such day (e.g., Aug. 31 plus 6 months), the last day of that month. California statutes do not state the no-corresponding-day rule; AMBIGUITY, verify for end-of-month triggers. Last day on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday rolls forward under CCP 12a. Accrual date is the date the cause of action would accrue under the applicable statute of limitations; for equitable indemnity, the date the defendant is served with the complaint giving rise to the indemnity claim (Gov. Code 901). A claim sent by mail is presented at the time of deposit in the mail (Gov. Code 915.2(a)). Tolling (e.g., Gov. Code 945.3) and delayed-discovery rules are not modeled. If missed, apply for leave to present a late claim within one year of accrual (911.4).
- If the clerk's office is closed or inaccessible on the last day (weather, emergency or local closure orders), the deadline may be extended. Check local orders.
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Create a matterCalifornia government claims deadlines covered
| Deadline | Period | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Present claim: death, personal injury, injury to personal property or growing crops (6 months) | 6 months after | Cal. Gov. Code 911.2(a) |
| Present claim: all other causes of action (1 year) | 12 months after | Cal. Gov. Code 911.2(a) |
| Claims against the state (DGS): pay filing fee after fee waiver denial | 10 days after | Cal. Gov. Code 911.2(b)(3) |
| Board's deadline to give notice of insufficiency of claim (else sufficiency defenses waived) | 20 days after | Cal. Gov. Code 910.8; 911 |
| Board may not act on claim until 15 days after notice of insufficiency | 15 days after | Cal. Gov. Code 910.8 |
| Board's deadline to return untimely 6-month claim (else timeliness defense waived) | 45 days after | Cal. Gov. Code 911.3(a), (b) |
| Board must act on claim (deemed rejected if no action) | 45 days after | Cal. Gov. Code 912.4(a), (c) |
| Application for leave to present late claim (6-month claims only) | 12 months after | Cal. Gov. Code 911.4(a), (b) |
| Late claim application: injured person was a minor (or incapacitated) during part of the claim period | 6 months after | Cal. Gov. Code 911.6(b)(3), (5) (amended eff. Jan. 1, 2022, SB 501) |
| Board must grant or deny late-claim application (deemed denied if no action) | 45 days after | Cal. Gov. Code 911.6(a), (c) |
| Board must act on claim after leave to present late claim is granted | 45 days after | Cal. Gov. Code 912.2; 912.4(a), (c) |
| Court petition for relief from claim requirement after late-claim application denied | 6 months after | Cal. Gov. Code 946.6(b) (amended eff. Jan. 1, 2022, SB 501) |
| Serve 946.6 petition and notice of hearing on public entity (CCP 1005(b) timing) | 16 court days before | Cal. Gov. Code 946.6(d); Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1005(b) |
| File suit after court grants 946.6 petition | 30 days after | Cal. Gov. Code 946.6(f) |
| File suit after written notice of rejection (6 months) | 6 months after | Cal. Gov. Code 945.6(a)(1); 915.2(b); 950.6(b) |
| File suit when no written notice of rejection was given (2 years from accrual) | 24 months after | Cal. Gov. Code 945.6(a)(2); 950.6(b) |
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