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PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS 307-1062.34›TITLE 3. OF THE PARTIES TO CIVIL ACTIONS 367-389.5›CHAPTER 4. Effect of Death 377.10-377.62›ARTICLE 2. Survival and Continuation 377.20-377.22
§ 377.20
California Code of Civil Procedure · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
(a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a cause of action for or against a person is not lost by reason of the person’s death, but survives subject to the applicable limitations period.
(b) This section applies even though a loss or damage occurs simultaneously with or after the death of a person who would have been liable if the person’s death had not preceded or occurred simultaneously with the loss or damage.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 178, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 1993.)
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