SECTION .0200 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

13 NCAC 20 .0201             COMPUTING TIME PERIODS

In computing any period of time described in G.S. 95, Article 20 or this Chapter, the day of the triggering act or event shall not be counted.  If the last day of the period falls on a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, it shall not be counted and the period shall end at the close of the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday. The Commissioner shall use Rule 6 of the NC Rules of Civil Procedure, G.S. 1A-1, Rule 6(a), as a guide in interpretation of this Rule.  "Legal holiday" means the legal holidays observed by the Superior Courts of North Carolina.  A list of legal holidays is available from the Administrative Office of the Courts and each local Clerk of Superior Court in North Carolina.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 95-232; 95-234;

Eff. April 1, 2001;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. January 5, 2016.