Small business (50 or fewer employees) CASp inspection safe harbor: no minimum statutory damages if violations noted in CASp report are corrected within 120 days of the inspection

120 days after date of the casp inspection, under Cal. Civ. Code 55.56(g)(3)(A)(iv), (g)(5).

Rule text

(3) (A) Notwithstanding any other law, a defendant shall not be liable for minimum statutory damages in a construction-related accessibility claim, with respect to a violation noted in a report by a certified access specialist (CASp), for a period of 120 days following the date of the inspection if the defendant demonstrates compliance with each of the following: ... (iv) The defendant has corrected, within 120 days of the date of the inspection, all construction-related violations in the structure or area inspected by the CASp that are noted in the CASp report that are the basis of the claim.

Cal. Civ. Code 55.56(g)(3)(A)(iv), (g)(5), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Monday, March 8, 2027
  1. Trigger (Date of the CASp inspection): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 120 calendar days: Saturday, March 6, 2027.
  3. That day is a Saturday, so the deadline moves to the next court day: Monday, March 8, 2027 (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10).
Rules applied
Cal. Civ. Code 55.56(g)(3)(A)(iv), (g)(5)
(3) (A) Notwithstanding any other law, a defendant shall not be liable for minimum statutory damages in a construction-related accessibility claim, with respect to a violation noted in a report by a certified access specialist (CASp), for a period of 120 days following the date of the inspection if the defendant demonstrates compliance with each of the following: ... (iv) The defendant has corrected, within 120 days of the date of the inspection, all construction-related violations in the structure or area inspected by the CASp that are noted in the CASp report that are the basis of the claim.
Official source
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10; 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."
Official source
  • Conditions: 50 or fewer employees on average; inspection report 'CASp determination pending' or 'Inspected by a CASp'; inspection predates the claim or demand letter and defendant was not on notice; once per structure or area ((g)(4)). Extended outer limit of 180 days if a building permit is required and an active permit exists: see ada_casp_inspection_180_day_correction_with_permit. Civ. Code 55.56 as amended by Stats. 2016, ch. 13 (SB 269), eff. May 10, 2016. NOTE: the damages-reduction provisions are in subdivision (g); 55.54 and 55.3 still cross-reference 'subdivision (f) of Section 55.56' (stale cross-reference left by SB 269's relettering).
  • 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 of the CASp inspection on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Tuesday, July 13, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Date of the CASp inspection): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 120 calendar days: Tuesday, July 13, 2027.

Notes

Conditions: 50 or fewer employees on average; inspection report 'CASp determination pending' or 'Inspected by a CASp'; inspection predates the claim or demand letter and defendant was not on notice; once per structure or area ((g)(4)). Extended outer limit of 180 days if a building permit is required and an active permit exists: see ada_casp_inspection_180_day_correction_with_permit. Civ. Code 55.56 as amended by Stats. 2016, ch. 13 (SB 269), eff. May 10, 2016. NOTE: the damages-reduction provisions are in subdivision (g); 55.54 and 55.3 still cross-reference 'subdivision (f) of Section 55.56' (stale cross-reference left by SB 269's relettering).

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