Board may not act on claim until 15 days after notice of insufficiency

15 days after date the notice of insufficiency was given, under Cal. Gov. Code 910.8.

Rule text

The board may not take action on the claim for a period of 15 days after the notice is given.

Cal. Gov. Code 910.8, official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Monday, November 23, 2026
  1. Trigger (Date the notice of insufficiency was given): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 15 calendar days: Saturday, November 21, 2026.
  3. That day is a Saturday, so the deadline moves to the next court day: Monday, November 23, 2026 (Cal. Gov. Code 6800, 6804; Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 17(b)(4); Gov. Code 6707 (state agencies)).
Rules applied
Cal. Gov. Code 910.8
The board may not take action on the claim for a period of 15 days after the notice is given.
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
  • The task description associated '15 days' with defenses waived under 911; as fetched, the 15 days is 910.8's bar on board action after a notice of insufficiency, and 911 waives sufficiency defenses if no 910.8 notice is given within 20 days. Window for the claimant to cure by amendment. 915.2(b) may extend this notice period by 5/10/20 days when the notice is mailed ('Any period of notice ... is extended'); AMBIGUITY.
  • 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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Worked example

Date the notice of insufficiency was given on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Tuesday, March 30, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Date the notice of insufficiency was given): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 15 calendar days: Tuesday, March 30, 2027.

Notes

The task description associated '15 days' with defenses waived under 911; as fetched, the 15 days is 910.8's bar on board action after a notice of insufficiency, and 911 waives sufficiency defenses if no 910.8 notice is given within 20 days. Window for the claimant to cure by amendment. 915.2(b) may extend this notice period by 5/10/20 days when the notice is mailed ('Any period of notice ... is extended'); AMBIGUITY.

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Rules current as of 2026-10-23. Confirm against the official source and any local rule or court order before relying on a date. Rules changelog.