# Claim deadline checker in California URL: https://mywreckcheck.com/rules/california/claim-deadline-checker [Rules by state](https://mywreckcheck.com/rules) 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."](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes%5FdisplaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=335.1). Verified September 23, 2026\. Information, not legal advice. [Look up another state](https://mywreckcheck.com/motor-vehicle-accident/tools/claim-deadline-checker)[Start your Wreck Check](https://mywreckcheck.com/check)