§ 19100

Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 438, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2003.
(a)Presentation of a claim pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code is not required to commence a legal action or arbitration proceeding for money or damages on a contract with the state, but any action or proceeding shall be commenced not later than six months after either of the following:
(1)The contracting agency’s final written decision under contract claim provisions.
(2)The accrual of the cause of action, if there are no contract claim provisions.
(b)This section shall not apply to a claim that is subject to the provisions of Section 10240.1.

Other sections in Chapter 10 - Claims and Disputes

§ 19100§ 19102

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