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Rule 14.03 Additional Time After Service by Mail

Rule 14. Service of Papers and Computation of Time

(a) Whenever a party has the right, or is required to do some act or take some proceedings within a prescribed period from or after the service of a brief, notice or other paper upon that party, and the brief, notice or other paper, is served upon the party by mail, three days shall be added to the prescribed period. No additional time shall be added if the party is served electronically through the court’s electronic filing system.

(b) When a party is required to take action within a prescribed period after filing or date certain, no additional time shall be added for service by mail to the prescribed period or date certain.

Amendment history: Amended April 6, 2015, effective July 1, 2015; amended August 23, 2017, effective November 1, 2017.