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California Car Accident Deadline Checklist

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Reviewed by Andrew Ronald Gillin · 2026-11-05

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  1. Government Code §911.2 — Presenting a government claim ↗
  2. Code of Civil Procedure §335.1 — Injury lawsuit period ↗
  3. Government Code §945.6 — Time to sue a public entity ↗
  4. Code of Civil Procedure §352 — Certain pauses in filing periods ↗
  5. Code of Civil Procedure §377.60 — Wrongful death ↗

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