For the purpose of computing the time limits prescribed by Sections 911.2, 911.4, 945.6, and 946.6, the date of the accrual of a cause of action to which a claim relates is the date upon which the cause of action would be deemed to have accrued within the meaning of the statute of limitations which would be applicable thereto if there were no requirement that a claim be presented to and be acted upon by the public entity before an action could be commenced thereon. However, the date upon which a cause of action for equitable indemnity or partial equitable indemnity accrues shall be the date upon which a defendant is served with the complaint giving rise to the defendant’s claim for equitable indemnity or partial equitable indemnity against the public entity.
Cal. Gov. Code § 901
Definitions
Known as the Government Claims Act
The act spans §§ 810–998.3 (301 sections).
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Gregory Village Partners, L.P. v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc. (2011)
Most recently applied in Pierce v. Cnty. of Marin (February 2018)
Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 296, Sec. 110
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.