The periods prescribed for the commencement of actions other than for the recovery of real property, are as follows:
§ 335.Generally
Title 2. Of the Time of Commencing Civil Actions · Chapter 3. The Time of Commencing Actions Other Than for the Recovery of Real Property · Enacted 1872 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 335 is the lead-in line for the chapter: it announces that the periods listed in the sections that follow are the deadlines for filing any civil action other than one to recover real property.
Full Text of § 335
Plain-English Summary
Section 335 doesn’t set a deadline of its own. It’s the heading sentence for the whole chapter, telling the reader that everything from § 335.1 through § 349.4 lists the time limits for civil actions other than those covering real property, which have their own chapter (§§ 315-330).
Think of it as the table of contents made into statutory text. Each section after it names an action — a written contract claim, a personal injury suit, a fraud claim — and attaches a number of years, months, or days. Section 335 is why those numbers all live together as one connected scheme rather than scattered rules.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Section 335 require on its own?
Nothing. It introduces the chapter and tells the reader that the sections following it set the filing deadlines for civil actions other than those to recover real property.
Where are the deadlines for real property actions?
Those live in a separate chapter, §§ 315 through 330, which Section 335 does not cover.
Amendment History
Enacted 1872.
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: CCP section 335California statute of limitations chapter 3time of commencing actions other than real property