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: Shasta 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.
- Trigger (Date the cause of action accrued (Gov. Code 901)): Friday, November 6, 2026.
- Add 6 months: Thursday, May 6, 2027.
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.
This calculator applies the cited rules to the dates you enter. It is not legal advice. Court orders, local rules, and case-specific facts can change a deadline; verify before relying on it. Rule set pending attorney review.
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Create a matterShasta County: other local timing requirements
- Shasta does not follow CRC 3.1308(a); civil tentative rulings are posted online at least 12 hours before the hearing and no notice of intent to appear is required. Probate and guardianship tentatives are posted on the website. Shasta Local Rules 5.17(C), 15.15
- Civil law and motion matters are set on Mondays (next court day if Monday is a holiday) in the assigned department; a proposed order must be submitted with any demurrer or motion. Shasta Local Rule 5.17(A), (D)
- No civil case management conferences; MSC and trial dates are assigned at filing on LF-CIV-100. The MSC statement must add jury status, time estimate and readiness to the CRC 3.1380(c) contents. Shasta Local Rules 3.02, 3.04
- In-custody criminal complaints filed by 11:00 a.m. on the day of first appearance; criminal jury instructions delivered and served by 12:00 p.m. on the first day of trial; trial briefs and motions in limine due by the start of the pre-voir dire conference; trial readiness calendar held two court days before the jury trial date. Shasta Local Rules 6.01(A), 9.03, 9.05(C), 7.05(A)
- Civil ex parte hearings scheduled by contacting the department's judicial assistant; inform the court immediately if not proceeding. Shasta Local Rule 5.15
- Criminal real property bonds: appraisal dated not more than 45 days before filing the property bond application and preliminary title report dated no more than 30 days before the application must be filed with the notice of hearing. Shasta Local Rule 6.02(C)(3)
- Criminal: source-of-bail (PC 1275.1) declaration filed and served on prosecuting agency not later than 24 hours before the hearing. Shasta Local Rule 6.02(B)
- Juvenile dependency contested hearings: if unresolved after meet and confer, exchange witness names and addresses not later than 24 hours before the hearing; expert reports disclosed at least 24 hours before. Shasta Local Rule 16.03(B)-(C)
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.
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