Uninsured motorist arbitration: must be concluded within 5 years of institution

60 months after date the um arbitration was instituted, under Cal. Ins. Code 11580.2(i)(2)(A), (B), (4).

Rule text

Ins. Code 11580.2(i)(2): "Any arbitration instituted pursuant to this section shall be concluded either:(A) Within five years from the institution of the arbitration proceeding.(B) If the insured has a workers’ compensation claim arising from the same accident, within three years of the date the claim is concluded, or within the five-year period set forth in subparagraph (A), whichever occurs later." (4): "Parties to the insurance contract may stipulate in writing to extending the time to conclude arbitration."

Cal. Ins. Code 11580.2(i)(2)(A), (B), (4), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Thursday, November 6, 2031
  1. Trigger (Date the UM arbitration was instituted): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Add 60 months: Thursday, November 6, 2031.
Rules applied
Cal. Ins. Code 11580.2(i)(2)(A), (B), (4)
Ins. Code 11580.2(i)(2): "Any arbitration instituted pursuant to this section shall be concluded either:(A) Within five years from the institution of the arbitration proceeding.(B) If the insured has a workers’ compensation claim arising from the same accident, within three years of the date the claim is concluded, or within the five-year period set forth in subparagraph (A), whichever occurs later." (4): "Parties to the insurance contract may stipulate in writing to extending the time to conclude arbitration."
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
  • Whichever is later with a related workers' compensation claim (3 years after it concludes). Extendable by written stipulation; excusable under (i)(3).
  • 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 UM arbitration was instituted on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Monday, March 15, 2032.

  1. Trigger (Date the UM arbitration was instituted): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Add 60 months: Monday, March 15, 2032.

Notes

Whichever is later with a related workers' compensation claim (3 years after it concludes). Extendable by written stipulation; excusable under (i)(3).

Related deadlines

All California civil deadlines

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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.