Rule 5 Computing and Modifying Deadlines
Part I: General Provisions
Rule Text
(a) Computing Time. Rules 6(a) and, except for electronically served documents, 6(c) of the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure govern the computation of any time period set by these Rules, a court order, or an applicable statute.
(b) Modifying Deadlines. A party wishing to modify a deadline in the appellate court must obtain an appellate court order authorizing a modified deadline. An appellate court for good cause may shorten or extend the time for doing any act required by these Rules, a court order, or an applicable statute. But neither an appellate court nor a superior court may extend the time for filing a notice of appeal, except as provided by Rule 9(f).
Amendment history: Amended Jan. 20, 2006, effective June 1, 2006; Nov. 29, 2006, effective Nov. 28, 2006. Adopted on permanent basis Sept. 5, 2007. Amended on Sept. 1, 2011, effective January 1, 2012. Amended Sept. 2, 2014, effective Jan. 1, 2015; Sept. 2, 2016, effective Jan. 1, 2017.