{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"312","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 312","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS [307. - 1062.34.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2"},{"name":"TITLE 2. OF THE TIME OF COMMENCING CIVIL ACTIONS [312. - 366.3.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2/title-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. The Time of Commencing Actions in General [312. - 313.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2/title-2/chapter-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1897, Ch. 21.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Civil actions, without exception, can only be commenced within the periods prescribed in this title, after the cause of action shall have accrued, unless where, in special cases, a different limitation is prescribed by statute.</p>","text":"Civil actions, without exception, can only be commenced within the periods prescribed in this title, after the cause of action shall have accrued, unless where, in special cases, a different limitation is prescribed by statute.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/the-time-of-commencing-actions-in-general-312","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}