Where our facts come from
California rules come from the codes themselves: the Code of Civil Procedure, the Government Code, the Vehicle Code and the Civil Code. Local steps come from the California Highway Patrol, Orange County police agencies, the Orange County Health Care Agency and the Orange County Superior Court. Injury signs follow public health sources such as the CDC, Mayo Clinic and MedlinePlus.
How we write it
We keep sentences short and separate what the law requires from what is simply good practice. Worked numbers are labelled as examples. We do not publish case results, settlements or ratings, and we never estimate what a claim is worth. No doctor, lawyer or named expert reviews the pages, and we do not imply that one does.
Keeping it right
When a rule, fee or office changes, we update the page and its date. A correction that changes what you should do gets a short note on the page. Report problems on our corrections page.