Inspection demand (CCP 2031.030): earliest date the demand may set for production or inspection, 30 days after service

30 days after date the demand for inspection or production was served, under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2031.030(c)(2).

Rule text

(2) Specify a reasonable time for the inspection, copying, testing, or sampling that is at least 30 days after service of the demand, unless the court for good cause shown has granted leave to specify an earlier date.

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2031.030(c)(2), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Monday, December 7, 2026
  1. Trigger (Date the demand for inspection or production was served): 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. 2031.030(c)(2)
(2) Specify a reasonable time for the inspection, copying, testing, or sampling that is at least 30 days after service of the demand, unless the court for good cause shown has granted leave to specify an earlier date.
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
  • CCP 2016.050 applies Sections 1011 and 1013 only; the electronic +2 court days comes from CCP 1010.6(a)(3)(B) itself Use when drafting a demand: the date set must be on or after the computed date. extensions 'general': CCP 2016.050 applies CCP 1013 and 1010.6 to discovery, so add the mail or electronic service extension (e.g. 35 days for in-state mail, 32 days for electronic service, plus court-day rules of 1010.6). The responding party's 30-day response deadline is a separate rule (rfp_responses). Unlawful detainer: 5 days (see ud_inspection_demand_earliest_production_date_5_days). Section amended by Stats. 2009, ch. 5.
  • 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 demand for inspection or production was served on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Wednesday, April 14, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Date the demand for inspection or production was served): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 30 calendar days: Wednesday, April 14, 2027.

Notes

CCP 2016.050 applies Sections 1011 and 1013 only; the electronic +2 court days comes from CCP 1010.6(a)(3)(B) itself Use when drafting a demand: the date set must be on or after the computed date. extensions 'general': CCP 2016.050 applies CCP 1013 and 1010.6 to discovery, so add the mail or electronic service extension (e.g. 35 days for in-state mail, 32 days for electronic service, plus court-day rules of 1010.6). The responding party's 30-day response deadline is a separate rule (rfp_responses). Unlawful detainer: 5 days (see ud_inspection_demand_earliest_production_date_5_days). Section amended by Stats. 2009, ch. 5.

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