Government Code section 945.8

Except where a different statute of limitations is specifically applicable to the public entity, and except as provided in Section 930.6 and 935, any action against a public entity upon a cause of action for which a claim is not required to be presented in accordance with Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 900) and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 910) of Part 3 of this division must be commenced within the time prescribed by the statute of limitations that would be applicable if the action were brought against a defendant other than a public entity.

Source: Section 945.8, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=945.­8.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1965; accessed Nov. 10, 2025).

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