PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS 307-1062.20›TITLE 2. OF THE TIME OF COMMENCING CIVIL ACTIONS 312-366.3›CHAPTER 6. Time of Commencement of Action After Person’s Death 366.1-366.3
§ 366.1
California Code of Civil Procedure · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
If a person entitled to bring an action dies before the expiration of the applicable limitations period, and the cause of action survives, an action may be commenced before the expiration of the later of the following times:
(a) Six months after the person’s death.
(b) The limitations period that would have been applicable if the person had not died.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 178, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1993.)
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