Martinez

A collision along Main Street, Alhambra Avenue, and Highway 4 is a Contra Costa County matter for venue, not a San Francisco filing just because a person later heads into Noe Valley.

For a wreck inside this county, start with the Contra Costa County Superior Court. Hours and the filing desk are on that court’s official page. An office in this city does not pull an out-of-county collision into this court.

An ordinary injury claim here is still on California’s two-year injury-and-death deadline in section 335.1. Venue stays with the county of the collision. Save the official crash paperwork and calendar any six-month public-entity notice.