Claim deadline checker in California
How long you have to file a personal injury claim after a crash, in your state, with the statute it comes from and the date it was last checked.
- Deadline to file an injury claim
- 2 years
- Statute
- Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1
- When the clock starts
- Two years from the injury, or from the death in a wrongful death claim.
- Watch out for
- A claim against a California public entity must first go through the Government Claims Act, which has a much shorter presentation deadline than two years. That process is not covered by this row.
Source: California Code of Civil Procedure § 335.1: "Within two years: An action for assault, battery, or injury to, or for the death of, an individual caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another.". Verified September 23, 2026. Information, not legal advice.