Present claim: all other causes of action (1 year)

12 months after date the cause of action accrued (gov. code 901), under Cal. Gov. Code 911.2(a).

Rule text

(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.

Cal. Gov. Code 911.2(a), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Friday, November 5, 2027
  1. Trigger (Date the cause of action accrued (Gov. Code 901)): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Add 12 months: Saturday, November 6, 2027.
  3. That day is a Saturday, so the deadline moves to the next court day: Friday, November 5, 2027 (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 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
  • One year modeled as 12 calendar months. AMBIGUITY: Gov. Code 6803 defines 'Year' as 365 days, reckoning a leap day together with the preceding day; that generally produces the anniversary date, matching 12 calendar months, but verify for periods spanning Feb. 29. Late-claim relief under 911.4 is available only for 6-month claims. 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 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 cause of action accrued (Gov. Code 901) on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Wednesday, March 15, 2028.

  1. Trigger (Date the cause of action accrued (Gov. Code 901)): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Add 12 months: Wednesday, March 15, 2028.

Notes

One year modeled as 12 calendar months. AMBIGUITY: Gov. Code 6803 defines 'Year' as 365 days, reckoning a leap day together with the preceding day; that generally produces the anniversary date, matching 12 calendar months, but verify for periods spanning Feb. 29. Late-claim relief under 911.4 is available only for 6-month claims. 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.

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