California Code CHAPTER 3 - The Time of Commencing Actions Other Than for the Recovery of Real Property Section 335.1.
335.1. Within two years: An action for assault, battery, or injury to, or for the death of, an individual caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 448, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)