What is the meaning of the word "shall" in the context of an amended claim?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Fullerton Union High School Dist. v. Riles, 139 Cal.App.3d 369, 188 Cal.Rptr. 897 (Cal. App. 1983):

The word "shall" imports futurity as well as command. And as used in the phrase "shall not have the right at a later date" is an express limitation on rights to file amended claims in the future. (People v. Allied Architects Assn., 201 Cal. 428, 437, 257 P. 511.)

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