The agency or the code comes first
Each rule on this site comes from the body that makes it or runs it. California time limits come from the Code of Civil Procedure and the Government Code. Reporting and insurance duties come from the Vehicle Code and the DMV. Report steps come from the San Diego Police Department and the California Highway Patrol. Court locations come from the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego.
We link the source in the paragraph that uses it. News stories and law firm pages can point us to a subject, but we confirm the fact with the official source before we publish it.
How we use crash data
The crash file on the home page comes from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), which the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration publishes each year. We count every fatal crash that FARS places in San Diego County for the five most recent years with final data. We state the years and what we counted. We do not estimate numbers that the data does not hold, and we update the file when a new year of final data comes out.
We write for a task
Each section helps with one job, such as getting a report, writing down a deadline or checking a lawyer’s license. We use short sentences and write out numbers that matter. We do not publish verdicts, settlement figures or ratings.
We update when things change
When a law, a fee or an office process changes, we update the page and its date. California raised its minimum insurance limits on January 1, 2025, and our insurance section shows the new limits. If a correction changes what a reader should do, we add a dated note.
To tell us about a problem, use the corrections page. To ask for a callback about a crash, use the free case review.