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 Moreno Valley Police Department page, the Riverside County Sheriff and the California Highway Patrol. Court locations come from the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside.
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.
We match the source to the place
Moreno Valley has its own police department name, but the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department provides the service under contract. Freeway crashes go to the CHP. We take care to give each instruction for the right agency. When two official pages disagree, we check further and we do not publish the detail until it is clear.
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. When we use an example to show how a rule works, we call it an example. We do not publish verdicts, settlement figures or ratings.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.