California Code of Civil Procedure 366.1 – If a person entitled to bring an action dies before the expiration of …
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If a person entitled to bring an action dies before the expiration of the applicable limitations period, and the cause of action survives, an action may be commenced before the expiration of the later of the following times:
(a) Six months after the person’s death.
Terms Used In California Code of Civil Procedure 366.1
- action: as used in this Title is to be construed, whenever it is necessary so to do, as including a special proceeding of a civil nature. See California Code of Civil Procedure 363
- Person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
(b) The limitations period that would have been applicable if the person had not died.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 178, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1993.)