Civil service action or proceeding: commence and serve within 1 year after cause arose
12 months after date the cause of action or ground first arose, under Gov. Code 19630.
Rule text
An action or proceeding shall not be brought by any person having or claiming to have a cause of action or complaint or ground for issuance of any complaint or legal remedy for wrongs or grievances based on or related to any civil service law in this state, unless that action or proceeding is commenced and served within one year after the cause of action or complaint or ground for issuance of any writ or legal remedy first arose.
Calculate this deadline
- Trigger (Date the cause of action or ground first arose): Friday, November 6, 2026.
- Add 12 months: Saturday, November 6, 2027.
- That day is a Saturday, so the deadline moves to the next court day: Monday, November 8, 2027 (Gov. Code 6800; Gov. Code 6707 (filings with a state agency); CCP 12, 12a, 13; agency rules 8 CCR 10600 (WCAB), 8 CCR 32130 (PERB), 22 CCR 5000 'Holiday' definition (CUIAB)).
Gov. Code 19630
An action or proceeding shall not be brought by any person having or claiming to have a cause of action or complaint or ground for issuance of any complaint or legal remedy for wrongs or grievances based on or related to any civil service law in this state, unless that action or proceeding is commenced and served within one year after the cause of action or complaint or ground for issuance of any writ or legal remedy first arose.Official source
Gov. Code 6800; Gov. Code 6707 (filings with a state agency); CCP 12, 12a, 13; agency rules 8 CCR 10600 (WCAB), 8 CCR 32130 (PERB), 22 CCR 5000 'Holiday' definition (CUIAB)
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 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." 8 CCR 10600: "(a) The time in which any act provided by these rules is to be performed is computed by excluding the first day and including the last. (b) Unless otherwise provided by law, if the last day for exercising or performing any right or duty to act or respond falls on a weekend, or on a holiday for which the offices of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board are closed, the act or response may be performed or exercised upon the next business day." 8 CCR 32130(a)-(b) (PERB): "(a) In computing any period of time under these regulations, except under Section 32776(c), (d), (e) and (f), the period of time begins to run the day after the act or occurrence referred to. (b) Whenever the last date to file a document falls on Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday, as defined in Government Code Sections 6700 and 6701, or PERB offices are closed, the time period for filing shall be extended to and include the next regular PERB business day. The extension of time provided herein shall be applied subsequent to the application of any other extension of time provided by these regulations or by other applicable law." 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."Official source
- Must be commenced AND served. Back pay limited unless filed and served within 90 days (spb_civil_service_action_90_days_backpay). Does not apply to undisputed salary collection.
- 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.
Worked example
Date the cause of action or ground first arose on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Wednesday, March 15, 2028.
- Trigger (Date the cause of action or ground first arose): Monday, March 15, 2027.
- Add 12 months: Wednesday, March 15, 2028.
Notes
Must be commenced AND served. Back pay limited unless filed and served within 90 days (spb_civil_service_action_90_days_backpay). Does not apply to undisputed salary collection.
Related deadlines
- Workers' comp: commence proceedings for benefits within 1 year of date of injury (12 months after)
- Workers' comp: 1 year from end of last period covered by disability indemnity payment (12 months after)
- Workers' comp: 1 year from last date medical benefits were furnished (12 months after)
- Workers' comp: new and further disability claim / petition to reopen within 5 years of date of injury (60 months after)
- Workers' comp: counterpetition raising additional issues (30 days after original petition to reopen) (30 days after)
- Civil service action: file and serve within 90 days to preserve compensation for the full period (90 days after)
- PERB: file unfair practice charge within 6 months of the alleged unfair practice (6 months after)
Rules current as of 2026-10-27. Confirm against the official source and any local rule or court order before relying on a date. Rules changelog.