# Personal injury · California — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Personal injury · California, limitation period is Within two years; section is 335.1; how the statute describes it is 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 against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Personal injury _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** California _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** Within two years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** 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: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 335.1 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 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.

## Source

- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=CCP&division=&title=2.&part=2&chapter=3&article=

Last verified: 2026-08-25. Review by: 2027-08-25.
Part of [Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim](https://referencesource.org/state-civil-statute-of-limitations/).