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DIVISION 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS 100-890›PART 13. LITIGATION INVOLVING DECEDENT 550-555›CHAPTER 1. Liability of Decedent Covered byInsurance 550-555

§ 551

California Probate Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Notwithstanding Section 366.2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, if the limitations period otherwise applicable to the action has not expired at the time of the decedent’s death, an action under this chapter may be commenced within one year after the expiration of the limitations period otherwise applicable.

(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 178, Sec. 30. Effective January 1, 1993.)

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