# Wrongful death · California — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Wrongful death · California, limitation period is Within two years; section is 335.1; how the statute describes it is injury to, or for the death of, an individual caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another, recorded from its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Wrongful death _(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:** 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/).