California CodesCode of Civil Procedure - CCPPart 2 — Of Civil ActionsTitle 2 — Of the Time of Commencing Civil ActionsChapter 3 — The Time of Commencing Actions Other Than for the Recovery of Real PropertySection 340.15
(a) In any civil action for recovery of damages suffered as a result of domestic violence, the time for commencement of the action shall be the later of the following:
(1) Within three years from the date of the last act of domestic violence by the defendant against the plaintiff.
(2) Within three years from the date the plaintiff discovers or reasonably should have discovered that an injury or illness resulted from an act of domestic violence by the defendant against the plaintiff.
(b) As used in this section, “domestic violence” has the same meaning as defined in Section 6211 of the Family Code.
Notes
Sets the limitations period for a civil damages action resulting from domestic violence as the later of three years after the defendant’s last act of domestic violence or three years after the plaintiff discovers, or reasonably should discover, that an injury or illness resulted from the defendant’s domestic violence. Defines domestic violence by reference to the Family Code.
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