Any act required by law to be performed on a particular day or within a specified period may be performed (but is not hereby required to be performed) on a Saturday, with like effect as if performed on a day which is not a holiday.
§ 13b.Performance of acts on Saturdays
Preliminary Provisions · Enacted 1961 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 13b allows, but doesn’t require, an act to be performed on a Saturday, with the same effect as if it were performed on a non-holiday day.
Full Text of § 13b
Plain-English Summary
Section 13b gives Saturdays the same optional treatment Section 13a gives special holidays.
An act due on a Saturday can be performed that day if someone chooses to — it isn’t required — and doing so has the same effect as performing it on an ordinary weekday.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can an act be performed on a Saturday under the Code of Civil Procedure?
Yes. Section 13b permits it, though it isn’t required, and it has the same effect as performing the act on a non-holiday day.
Does Section 13b force a party to wait until Monday?
No. It gives the option of acting on Saturday; nothing requires waiting for the next business day.
Amendment History
Added Stats 1961 ch 1370 § 2.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 28, 2026.
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Also known as: performing an act on Saturday California lawCCP section 13b