Official sources first
Every rule on the site traces back to a primary source. For state law, that means the California codes: the Code of Civil Procedure for time limits, the Vehicle Code for reporting and insurance duties, the Government Code for claims against public agencies and the Civil Code for damages. For local steps, it means the agency that runs the process: San Diego Police, the California Highway Patrol, the DMV and the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego.
We link the source in the text where a reader needs it, so you can check the rule yourself. Secondary sources, such as news reports or law firm articles, can point us to a topic, but they are never the last word on what the law says.
How we write
We start from a task: get the report, file the SR-1, read your policy, compare fee agreements. Each section says what to do and when, in short sentences. Where an example helps, such as how a fault percentage changes an award, we label it as an example. We do not publish case results, ratings or promises about what a claim is worth.
No lawyer or named expert reviews these pages, and we do not claim otherwise. The pages are general information about California rules, not advice about one person's crash.
When something changes
Laws and office procedures change. California raised its minimum liability limits on January 1, 2025, for example. When a change affects a page, we revise the wording and update the page date in its structured data. If we find a mistake, we fix it and say so on the page when the change is more than a typo.
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