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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 3. ELECTIONS AND ETHICS |
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Chapter 3-4. HEARINGS |
Section 3-401. COMPUTATION OF TIME
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401.1In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by these rules or by any applicable statute, the day of the act, event, or default from which the designated period of time begins to run shall not be included.
401.2The last day of the computed period shall be included unless it is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, in which event the period shall run until the end of the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.
401.3When the period of time prescribed or allowed is less than seven (7) days, intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays shall be excluded from the computation unless an applicable statute expressly provides otherwise.
401.4Subsection 401.3 of this section does not apply to proceedings pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 1-1001.08(o) (2006 Repl.).
401.5For the purposes of this chapter, "legal holiday" includes the following:
(a)New Year’s Day;
(b)Martin Luther King’s Birthday;
(c)President’s Day;
(d)Memorial Day;
(e)Independence Day (4th of July);
(f)Labor Day;
(g)Columbus Day;
(h)Veterans Day;
(i)Thanksgiving Day;
(j)Christmas Day; and
(k)Any other day designated a holiday by the President of the United States or the District of Columbia government.
401.6[RESERVED]
401.7When an act is required or allowed to be done at or within a specified time, the Board for cause shown may at any time in its discretion, do either of the following:
(a)With or without motion or notice, order the period enlarged, if a request for enlargement of time is made before the expiration of the period originally prescribed or as extended by a previous order; or
(b)Upon motion made after the expiration of the specified period, permit the act to be done where the failure to act was the result of excusable neglect.