{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"377.20","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 377.20","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 3. OF THE PARTIES TO CIVIL ACTIONS [367. - 389.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2/title-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Effect of Death [377.10. - 377.62.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2/title-3/chapter-4"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Survival and Continuation [377.20. - 377.22.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2/title-3/chapter-4/article-2"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 178, Sec. 20.   Effective January 1, 1993.","effective":"1993-01-01","html":"<p>(a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a cause of action for or against a person is not lost by reason of the person’s death, but survives subject to the applicable limitations period.</p><p>(b) This section applies even though a loss or damage occurs simultaneously with or after the death of a person who would have been liable if the person’s death had not preceded or occurred simultaneously with the loss or damage.</p>","text":"(a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a cause of action for or against a person is not lost by reason of the person’s death, but survives subject to the applicable limitations period. (b) This section applies even though a loss or damage occurs simultaneously with or after the death of a person who would have been liable if the person’s death had not preceded or occurred simultaneously with the loss or damage.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/survival-and-continuation-377-20","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}