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 350

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Defines commencement of an action, for purposes of the title, as the filing of the complaint. The action is therefore treated as commenced when the complaint is filed, rather than at service, appearance, hearing, trial, or another later procedural event.

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