Deponent's period to review, correct, and sign deposition transcript

30 days after deposition officer's notice that the original transcript is available for reading, correcting, and signing, under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2025.520(b).

Rule text

For 30 days following each notice under subdivision (a), unless the attending parties and the deponent agree on the record or otherwise in writing to a longer or shorter time period, the deponent may change the form or the substance of the answer to a question, and may either approve the transcript of the deposition by signing it, or refuse to approve the transcript by not signing it.

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2025.520(b), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Monday, December 7, 2026
  1. Trigger (Deposition officer's notice that the original transcript is available for reading, correcting, and signing): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 30 calendar days: Sunday, December 6, 2026.
  3. That day is a Sunday, so the deadline moves to the next court day: Monday, December 7, 2026 (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10).
Rules applied
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2025.520(b)
For 30 days following each notice under subdivision (a), unless the attending parties and the deponent agree on the record or otherwise in writing to a longer or shorter time period, the deponent may change the form or the substance of the answer to a question, and may either approve the transcript of the deposition by signing it, or refuse to approve the transcript by not signing it.
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
  • Runs from each notice (per session). Parties and deponent may agree to a different period; court may shorten for good cause (2025.520(d)). If not signed in time, the deposition has the same effect as if approved (2025.520(f)). AMBIGUITY: whether CCP 1013 extends the period when the officer's notice is mailed (via 2016.050) is not settled in the text; set to 'none' (conservative).
  • 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

Deposition officer's notice that the original transcript is available for reading, correcting, and signing on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Wednesday, April 14, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Deposition officer's notice that the original transcript is available for reading, correcting, and signing): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 30 calendar days: Wednesday, April 14, 2027.

Unsettled points

  • The calculator shows 30 days from the deposition officer's notice with no mail days, the earlier date.Other reading: If CCP 1013 applies through 2016.050, the review period ends 5 days later.

Notes

Runs from each notice (per session). Parties and deponent may agree to a different period; court may shorten for good cause (2025.520(d)). If not signed in time, the deposition has the same effect as if approved (2025.520(f)). AMBIGUITY: whether CCP 1013 extends the period when the officer's notice is mailed (via 2016.050) is not settled in the text; set to 'none' (conservative).

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Rules current as of 2026-10-25. Confirm against the official source and any local rule or court order before relying on a date. Rules changelog.