Deadline to file suit against a public entity — after written notice of rejection · California

For Deadline to file suit against a public entity, requirement is Deadline to file suit against a public entity — after written notice of rejection; state is California; deadline is six months; what must be done in that time is If written notice is given in accordance with Section 913, not later than six months after the date such notice is personally delivered or deposited in the mail; when the clock starts is after the date such notice is personally delivered or deposited in the mail, recorded from its source on 2026-08-26.

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What the source says

(a) Except as provided in Sections 946.4 and 946.6 and subject to subdivision (b), any suit brought against a public entity on a cause of action for which a claim is required to be presented in accordance with Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 900) and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 910) of Part 3 of this division must be commenced: (1) If written notice is given in accordance with Section 913, not later than six months after the date such notice is personally delivered or deposited in the mail.

— leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, retrieved 2026-08-26

Source

• leginfo.legislature.ca.govhttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV&sectionNum=945.6

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