Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 337.5 of this code actions may be brought on bonds or coupons as set forth in subsection 2 of said section, against which the statute of limitations ran on or after August 27, 1937; provided, such actions are brought on or before June 30, 1959. Upon presentation for payment they shall be registered and payment shall not be made thereon until the next fiscal year following presentation unless available funds are sufficient to first pay obligations which are due or will become due from the same fund during the fiscal year of presentation and during the next succeeding six months. Interest shall not be paid on bonds or coupons registered for the purpose of this section.
§ 337.6.Bonds Or Coupons Against Which Statute of Limitations Ran On Or After August 27, 1937
Title 2. Of the Time of Commencing Civil Actions · Chapter 3. The Time of Commencing Actions Other Than for the Recovery of Real Property · Last amended 1957 · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 337.6 is a spent, historical provision that once revived actions on certain public bonds and coupons whose limitations period had already run between 1937 and 1959, requiring suit by June 30, 1959.
Full Text of § 337.6
Plain-English Summary
Section 337.6 is a narrow, time-boxed provision from 1957 that has no ongoing use today. It allowed suits on bonds or coupons described in § 337.5 even though the statute of limitations on them had already run on or after August 27, 1937 — but only if the suit itself was brought on or before June 30, 1959.
The section also set registration and payment mechanics for bonds revived this way, deferring payment to the following fiscal year in some circumstances and barring interest on registered bonds or coupons. Because the filing deadline it created passed decades ago, § 337.6 survives in the code as a historical marker rather than as a live limitations rule any current claim could rely on.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does § 337.6 still matter to a case filed today?
No. It only revived claims that had to be filed by June 30, 1959, so it has no bearing on any action commenced now.
What bonds did § 337.6 cover?
The same bonds and coupons described in § 337.5, but limited to instances where the statute of limitations on them had already run on or after August 27, 1937.
Amendment History
Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 719.
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: historical bond statute of limitations California