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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: Santa Clara County local rules are included below (marked with the court name), layered on these base rules. 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.

Santa Clara County local rules independently reviewed (effective 2026-07-01)
Deadline
Thursday, May 6, 2027
  1. Trigger (Date the cause of action accrued (Gov. Code 901)): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Add 6 months: Thursday, May 6, 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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Santa Clara County: other local timing requirements

  • Civil ex parte: written opposition or request for hearing due by end of the day the application was filed; applications decided on the papers unless ordered otherwise. Santa Clara Super. Ct. Local Civil Rule 7(C)(5)-(6)
  • Tentative rulings in case management departments: generally available by 2:00 p.m., no later than 3:00 p.m., the court day before; notice of intent to contest by 4:00 p.m. the court day before. Santa Clara Super. Ct. Local Civil Rule 8(D)
  • Trial documents (motions in limine, exhibit and witness lists, jury instructions, special verdicts, stipulations, operative pleadings, statement of the case, trial briefs) filed, courtesy copies delivered, and served by noon on the Friday before the trial date. Santa Clara Super. Ct. Local Civil Rule 9(C)
  • Trial assignment: general civil and probate cases get a trial assignment date on the Thursday before the first trial day; counsel must be available for the whole following week. Santa Clara Super. Ct. Local Civil Rule 9(A)(3), (5)
  • Law and motion hearing dates in case management departments must be reserved after meeting and conferring, through the court website procedure; only one date per motion. Santa Clara Super. Ct. Local Civil Rule 8(A)(2)
  • Family ex parte: notice before 10:00 a.m. the court day before; notice after 10:00 a.m. or submission after 4:00 p.m. is deemed given at 9:00 a.m. the next court day. Santa Clara Super. Ct. Local Family Rule 5(A)(2)
  • Family: additional continuances only by written request to the APJ by 9:00 a.m. the court day before the hearing, on good cause. Santa Clara Super. Ct. Local Family Rule 5(G)(2)
  • Family: 'no-read' voicemail to courtroom clerk (and Duty Clerk) by 9:00 a.m. the court day before when a hearing is resolved or going off calendar. Santa Clara Super. Ct. Local Family Rule 5(I)(2)
  • Family tentative rulings (where issued) are posted the day of the hearing or announced at argument. Santa Clara Super. Ct. Local Family Rule 5(M)
  • Probate Advance Case Status Reports (pre-approval/examiner notes) posted generally two court days before the hearing and no later than 5:00 p.m. the court day before; not posted for conservatorship or guardianship appointment calendars. Santa Clara Super. Ct. Local Probate Rule 1(H)
  • Probate hearing dates must be reserved through the court website procedure; minor's compromise in an existing civil case uses Local Civil Rule 8(C). Santa Clara Super. Ct. Local Probate Rule 1(D)
  • Temporary conservatee change of residence petitions must be calendared for the first Tuesday afternoon conservatorship appointment calendar after filing. Santa Clara Super. Ct. Local Probate Rule 11(T)(7)
  • Guardian/conservator accountings: court sets first account compliance date on the Friday 10:00 a.m. calendar no later than 60 days after the first anniversary of appointment, and thereafter no later than 60 days after each biennial anniversary (court-set). Santa Clara Super. Ct. Local Probate Rule 9(A)(2)(c)
  • Juvenile ex parte: written opposition to the courtroom clerk within 48 hours of receipt of notice (or noted on the application); applicant files Local Form JV-2000 declaration re notice. Santa Clara Super. Ct. Local Juvenile Rule 1(G)(2)-(3)
  • Juvenile: settlement conference held before every contested hearing; represented parties must electronically send briefs, motions in limine and witness lists to all parties (no day count stated). Santa Clara Super. Ct. Local Juvenile Rule 1(I)
  • Criminal ex parte Order Shortening Time: notice of intent to all parties no later than 10:00 a.m. the court day before the ex parte application. Santa Clara Super. Ct. Local Criminal Rule 7(L)(2); 7(F)(2)
  • Criminal: Request for Calendar Setting (CR-6008), signed by the presiding judicial officer, filed with the Clerk's Office at least 48 hours before the requested court date. Santa Clara Super. Ct. Local Criminal Rule 10
  • Felony After Arraignment Calendar: filing deadline is noon on the Thursday immediately before the calendar is called (except PC 1050 motions); earlier if Thursday is a holiday. Santa Clara Super. Ct. Local Criminal Rule 4(C)(1)
  • Criminal: motion to file beyond a declared last day to file requires an affidavit of good cause. Santa Clara Super. Ct. Local Criminal Rule 7(E)
  • Complex/mass tort: Complex Civil Litigation Departments 8 and 22: Complex Civil Litigation Guidelines, class certification guidelines, class settlement approval guidelines, model protective order Department-level guidelines for complex cases; Judge Peterson assigned to the Complex Division in Dept. 8 effective August 20, 2026 (Dept. 19 complex cases reassigned). Guideline PDFs not parsed for day counts. Source
  • Complex/mass tort: General Order Deeming Related Google Incognito Mode Cases Complex and Staying Discovery Responsive and Pleading Deadlines (May 13, 2024) Mass-action general order deeming listed related cases complex and staying discovery and responsive pleading deadlines; not parsed. Source

Under Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.20, county rules cannot change statewide deadlines for pleadings, motions, discovery or ex parte applications; local rules that tried to were excluded from the calculator.

Official local rules

California government claims deadlines covered

DeadlinePeriodRule
Present claim: death, personal injury, injury to personal property or growing crops (6 months)6 months afterCal. Gov. Code 911.2(a)
Present claim: all other causes of action (1 year)12 months afterCal. Gov. Code 911.2(a)
Claims against the state (DGS): pay filing fee after fee waiver denial10 days afterCal. Gov. Code 911.2(b)(3)
Board's deadline to give notice of insufficiency of claim (else sufficiency defenses waived)20 days afterCal. Gov. Code 910.8; 911
Board may not act on claim until 15 days after notice of insufficiency15 days afterCal. Gov. Code 910.8
Board's deadline to return untimely 6-month claim (else timeliness defense waived)45 days afterCal. Gov. Code 911.3(a), (b)
Board must act on claim (deemed rejected if no action)45 days afterCal. Gov. Code 912.4(a), (c)
Application for leave to present late claim (6-month claims only)12 months afterCal. Gov. Code 911.4(a), (b)
Late claim application: injured person was a minor (or incapacitated) during part of the claim period6 months afterCal. 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 afterCal. Gov. Code 911.6(a), (c)
Board must act on claim after leave to present late claim is granted45 days afterCal. Gov. Code 912.2; 912.4(a), (c)
Court petition for relief from claim requirement after late-claim application denied6 months afterCal. 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 beforeCal. Gov. Code 946.6(d); Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1005(b)
File suit after court grants 946.6 petition30 days afterCal. Gov. Code 946.6(f)
File suit after written notice of rejection (6 months)6 months afterCal. 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 afterCal. Gov. Code 945.6(a)(2); 950.6(b)

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