Civil Code Disputes & Enforcement
Tolling the Statute of Limitations
Chapter 10 · Dispute Resolution and Enforcement · Alternative Dispute Resolution Prerequisite to Civil Action
Text current as of 2026-07-07 · Last amended by AB 805, eff. 2014-01-01
The code says CIV §5945
If a Request for Resolution is served before the end of the applicable time limitation for commencing an enforcement action, the time limitation is tolled during the following periods:
(a) The period provided in Section 5935 for response to a Request for Resolution.
(b) If the Request for Resolution is accepted, the period provided by Section 5940 for
completion of alternative dispute resolution, including any extension of time stipulated to by the parties pursuant to Section 5940.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 180, Sec. 2. (AB 805) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative January 1, 2014, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 180.)
How courts have read this
Editorial summaries — not the court’s words.
Decided under the former numbering