Creditor claim deadline: 60 days after notice of administration mailed or delivered (alternative 2)
60 days after date notice of administration (prob. code 9052) mailed, personally delivered, or electronically sent (prob. code 1215(c)) to the creditor, under Cal. Prob. Code 9100(a)(2).
Rule text
(2) Sixty days after the date notice of administration is mailed or personally delivered to the creditor. Nothing in this paragraph extends the time provided in Section 366.2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Calculate this deadline
- Trigger (Date notice of administration (Prob. Code 9052) mailed, personally delivered, or electronically sent (Prob. Code 1215(c)) to the creditor): Friday, November 6, 2026.
- Exclude the trigger day and count 60 calendar days: Tuesday, January 5, 2027.
Cal. Prob. Code 9100(a)(2)
(2) Sixty days after the date notice of administration is mailed or personally delivered to the creditor. Nothing in this paragraph extends the time provided in Section 366.2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.Official source
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10, 17(b)(4), applied to probate proceedings by Prob. Code 1000; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10
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." CCP 17(b)(4): "“Month” means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed." Prob. Code 1000(a): "Except to the extent that this code provides applicable rules, the rules of practice applicable to civil actions, including discovery proceedings and proceedings under Title 3a (commencing with Section 391) of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, apply to, and constitute the rules of practice in, proceedings under this code."Official source
- LATER-OF RULE: take the later of this date and creditor_claim_deadline_letters. Runs from the MAILING date (no mail extension: 9100(a)(2) text and Prob. Code 1215(a)(4)). Does not extend CCP 366.2.
- 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 notice of administration (Prob. Code 9052) mailed, personally delivered, or electronically sent (Prob. Code 1215(c)) to the creditor on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Friday, May 14, 2027.
- Trigger (Date notice of administration (Prob. Code 9052) mailed, personally delivered, or electronically sent (Prob. Code 1215(c)) to the creditor): Monday, March 15, 2027.
- Exclude the trigger day and count 60 calendar days: Friday, May 14, 2027.
Unsettled points
- The calculator runs the 60 days from the date the notice was mailed, delivered, or electronically sent, with no extension, per Probate Code 1215(c).Other reading: If electronic notice ran from receipt, the deadline would be later by the delay between sending and receipt.
Notes
LATER-OF RULE: take the later of this date and creditor_claim_deadline_letters. Runs from the MAILING date (no mail extension: 9100(a)(2) text and Prob. Code 1215(a)(4)). Does not extend CCP 366.2.
Related deadlines
- Creditor claim deadline: 4 months after letters (alternative 1) (4 months after)
- Notice of administration to known creditors: 4 months after letters (alternative 1) (4 months after)
- Notice of administration to creditor: 30 days after PR first learns of creditor (alternative 2) (30 days after)
- Petition to file late creditor claim (60 days after)
- Creditor may treat claim as rejected if PR/court has not acted (30 days after filing) (30 days after)
- Creditor suit on rejected claim (claim due when rejection given): 90 days after notice of rejection (90 days after)
- Creditor suit on rejected claim (claim not yet due when rejected): 90 days after claim becomes due (90 days after)
- Outside limit for actions on decedent's liabilities: one year after death (12 months after)
Local rules by county
County local rules and courtroom procedures can add to or change this deadline. Pick a county to calculate with them applied.
- Alameda
- Alpine
- Amador
- Butte
- Calaveras
- Colusa
- Contra Costa
- Del Norte
- El Dorado
- Fresno
- Glenn
- Humboldt
- Imperial
- Inyo
- Kern
- Kings
- Lake
- Lassen
- Los Angeles
- Madera
- Marin
- Mariposa
- Mendocino
- Merced
- Modoc
- Mono
- Monterey
- Napa
- Nevada
- Orange
- Placer
- Plumas
- Riverside
- Sacramento
- San Benito
- San Bernardino
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- San Joaquin
- San Luis Obispo
- San Mateo
- Santa Barbara
- Santa Clara
- Santa Cruz
- Shasta
- Sierra
- Siskiyou
- Solano
- Sonoma
- Stanislaus
- Sutter
- Tehama
- Trinity
- Tulare
- Tuolumne
- Ventura
- Yolo
- Yuba
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.