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AC Transit bus accident: 6-month notice deadline
Injured on AC Transit? You have 6 months under California law to get a written claim in, so the first call matters.
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What day did it happen?
Pick the day it happened to get the AC Transit deadline for your claim.
AC Transit notice deadline
You must get a written claim for damages to AC Transit within 6 months after the accident. This rule comes from Cal. Gov. Code § 911.2(a).
Time limit for filing a lawsuit
A written rejection from AC Transit gives you 6 months, counted from that letter, to file your lawsuit. When no written answer ever arrives, the limit runs 2 years from the accident. That time limit is set by Cal. Gov. Code § 945.6(a).
Filing a claim with AC Transit
Mail or hand-deliver AC Transit's Claim for Damages form (English, Spanish or Chinese) to the District Secretary at 1600 Franklin Street, Oakland, CA 94612. Send the signed original plus one copy. Don't use fax or email, because neither one is accepted. Official page.
More about claims against AC Transit
- Claims can't go to AC Transit by fax or email: you must mail or hand in the signed original. Source
- AC Transit will still take a Late Claim Application after six months, on the same form, plus a full explanation of why it's late. Source
- You can ask for a late claim up to 1 year from the accident, but no later. Source