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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 3. Decedent’s Cause of Action 377.30-377.35

§ 377.31

California Code of Civil Procedure · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

On motion after the death of a person who commenced an action or proceeding, the court shall allow a pending action or proceeding that does not abate to be continued by the decedent’s personal representative or, if none, by the decedent’s successor in interest.

(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 178, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 1993.)

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