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Code of Civil Procedure § 583.330

ARTICLE 3. Mandatory Time for Bringing Action to Trial or New Trial

Current as of September 28, 2026Code Civ. Proc., § 583.330Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1705, Sec. 5.

The parties may extend the time within which an action must be brought to trial pursuant to this article by the following means:

(a) By written stipulation. The stipulation need not be filed but, if it is not filed, the stipulation shall be brought to the attention of the court if relevant to a motion for dismissal.

(b) By oral agreement made in open court, if entered in the minutes of the court or a transcript is made.