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Calculate your California rear-end collision claim filing deadline, including government entity administrative claim deadlines and minor tolling.
California rear-end collision claims: two years under CCP Section 335.1 for private driver claims; six months for government entity claims under Government Code Section 945.4; tolled until age 18 for minor victims under CCP Section 352. The CVC Section 21703 presumption of fault against the rear driver and California's eggshell plaintiff rule protect rear-end collision victims throughout this period.