San Mateo

People who live or work in San Mateo often travel El Camino Real, Third Avenue, and US 101 on the Peninsula. For a wreck on those roads, civil filings usually follow San Mateo County.

When the collision occurred in this county, civil papers usually go to the San Mateo County Superior Court. Recheck the branch, clerk hours, and phone on that court’s official page. If the wreck actually happened in a different county, file there instead.

Section 335.1 is the usual two-year injury-and-death deadline. Blame can be split into percentages, which may shrink what is recovered without changing venue. Request the official crash paperwork from whichever department worked the scene, local or Highway Patrol.