California CodesCode of Civil Procedure - CCPPart 2 — Of Civil ActionsTitle 2 — Of the Time of Commencing Civil ActionsChapter 4 — General Provisions as to the Time of Commencing ActionsSection 351
If, when the cause of action accrues against a person, he is out of the State, the action may be commenced within the term herein limited, after his return to the State, and if, after the cause of action accrues, he departs from the State, the time of his absence is not part of the time limited for the commencement of the action.
Notes
Extends the limitations period when a defendant is outside California: if the person is out of state when the claim accrues, the action may be commenced within the prescribed term after return, and if the person later leaves, the period of absence is excluded from the time allowed to commence the action.
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