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What is NYC RCNY § 6-04?

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(a) In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by this chapter, the day of the act or default from which the designated period of time begins to run will not be included, but the last day of the period will be included unless it is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, in which case the period will be extende

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Effective: 7/1/2015Last amended: 7/1/2015

§ 6-04 Computation of Time.

RCNY § 6-04

(a)In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by this chapter, the day of the act or default from which the designated period of time begins to run will not be included, but the last day of the period will be included unless it is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, in which case the period will be extended to the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. Unless otherwise specified in this rule, "days" means calendar days.

(b)Unless otherwise specified, whenever a party has the right or is required to do some act within a prescribed period of time after the date of a Tribunal decision, five days will be added to such prescribed period of time if the decision is mailed to the party. (Amended City Record 6/1/2015, eff. 7/1/2015)

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