Ala. Admin. Code r. 538-X-1-.03 - Time
In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by these rules, by order of the Commission, or by the Act, the day of the act, event or default from which the designated period of time begins to run shall not be included, unless it is a Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal holiday, in which event the period runs until the end of the next day which is not a Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal holiday, or, when the act to be done is the filing of a document with the Commission, a day on which weather or other conditions have caused the Commission's offices to be inaccessible or to close upon the orders of the Governor, in which event the period runs until the end of the next day that is not one of the aforementioned days. Except as otherwise provided in these Rules or by order of the Commission, when the period of time prescribed or allowed is less than seven (7) days, intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays shall be excluded in the computation. As used in this rule, "legal holiday" includes New Year's Day, Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and any other day appointed as a holiday by the President or the Congress of the United States, or as prescribed in § 1-3-8, Code of Ala. 1975 (as amended).
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Author: William H. Webster
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 20-2A-22, as amended.
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