CPUC: application for rehearing of Commission order or decision (30 days after date of issuance/mailing)

30 days after date of issuance of the commission order or decision (mailing or electronic transmission date stamped on the official version), under Pub. Util. Code 1731(b), 1732; CPUC Rule 16.1(a) (20 CCR 16.1).

Rule text

Pub. Util. Code 1731(b)(1): "A cause of action arising out of any order or decision of the commission shall not accrue in any court to any corporation or person unless the corporation or person has filed an application to the commission for a rehearing within 30 days after the date of issuance or within 10 days after the date of issuance in the case of an order issued pursuant to either Article 5 (commencing with Section 816) or Article 6 (commencing with Section 851) of Chapter 4 relating to security transactions and the transfer or encumbrance of utility property." Pub. Util. Code 1731(b)(3): "For purposes of this article, “date of issuance” means the mailing or electronic transmission date that is stamped on the official version of the order or decision." 20 CCR 16.1(a): "Application for rehearing of a Commission order or decision shall be filed within 30 days after the date the Commission mails the order or decision, or within 10 days of mailing in the case of an order relating to (1) security transactions and the transfer or encumbrance of utility property as described in Public Utilities Code Section 1731(b), (2) the Department of Water Resources as described in Public Utilities Code Section 1731(c), (3) Article 5.7 or Article 5.8 of the Public Utilities Code as described in Public Utilities Code Section 1731(d), or (4) an executive director disposition as described in Public Utilities Code Section 1731(e)."

Pub. Util. Code 1731(b), 1732; CPUC Rule 16.1(a) (20 CCR 16.1), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Monday, December 7, 2026
  1. Trigger (Date of issuance of the Commission order or decision (mailing or electronic transmission date stamped on the official version)): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 30 calendar days: Sunday, December 6, 2026.
  3. That day is a Sunday, so the deadline moves to the next court day: Monday, December 7, 2026 (Gov. Code 6800; Gov. Code 6707 (filings with a state agency); CCP 12, 12a, 13; agency rules 8 CCR 10600 (WCAB), 8 CCR 32130 (PERB), 22 CCR 5000 'Holiday' definition (CUIAB)).
Rules applied
Pub. Util. Code 1731(b), 1732; CPUC Rule 16.1(a) (20 CCR 16.1)
Pub. Util. Code 1731(b)(1): "A cause of action arising out of any order or decision of the commission shall not accrue in any court to any corporation or person unless the corporation or person has filed an application to the commission for a rehearing within 30 days after the date of issuance or within 10 days after the date of issuance in the case of an order issued pursuant to either Article 5 (commencing with Section 816) or Article 6 (commencing with Section 851) of Chapter 4 relating to security transactions and the transfer or encumbrance of utility property." Pub. Util. Code 1731(b)(3): "For purposes of this article, “date of issuance” means the mailing or electronic transmission date that is stamped on the official version of the order or decision." 20 CCR 16.1(a): "Application for rehearing of a Commission order or decision shall be filed within 30 days after the date the Commission mails the order or decision, or within 10 days of mailing in the case of an order relating to (1) security transactions and the transfer or encumbrance of utility property as described in Public Utilities Code Section 1731(b), (2) the Department of Water Resources as described in Public Utilities Code Section 1731(c), (3) Article 5.7 or Article 5.8 of the Public Utilities Code as described in Public Utilities Code Section 1731(d), or (4) an executive director disposition as described in Public Utilities Code Section 1731(e)."
Official source
Gov. Code 6800; Gov. Code 6707 (filings with a state agency); CCP 12, 12a, 13; agency rules 8 CCR 10600 (WCAB), 8 CCR 32130 (PERB), 22 CCR 5000 'Holiday' definition (CUIAB)
Gov. Code 6800: "The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding the first day, and including the last, unless the last day is a holiday, and then it is also excluded." Gov. Code 6707: "When the last day for filing any instrument or other document with a state agency falls upon a Saturday or holiday, such act may be performed upon the next business day with the same effect as if it had been performed upon the day appointed." 8 CCR 10600: "(a) The time in which any act provided by these rules is to be performed is computed by excluding the first day and including the last. (b) Unless otherwise provided by law, if the last day for exercising or performing any right or duty to act or respond falls on a weekend, or on a holiday for which the offices of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board are closed, the act or response may be performed or exercised upon the next business day." 8 CCR 32130(a)-(b) (PERB): "(a) In computing any period of time under these regulations, except under Section 32776(c), (d), (e) and (f), the period of time begins to run the day after the act or occurrence referred to. (b) Whenever the last date to file a document falls on Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday, as defined in Government Code Sections 6700 and 6701, or PERB offices are closed, the time period for filing shall be extended to and include the next regular PERB business day. The extension of time provided herein shall be applied subsequent to the application of any other extension of time provided by these regulations or by other applicable law." CCP 12a(a): "If the last day for the performance of any act provided or required by law to be performed within a specified period of time is a holiday, then that period is hereby extended to and including the next day that is not a holiday. For purposes of this section, “holiday” means all day on Saturdays, all holidays specified in Section 135 and, to the extent provided in Section 12b, all days that by terms of Section 12b are required to be considered as holidays."
Official source
  • Jurisdictional prerequisite to judicial review (1731(b)(1)); grounds not raised are waived (1732). 10-day period applies instead for security/transfer orders (Pub. Util. Code 816 et seq., 851 et seq.), DWR orders, Article 5.7/5.8 orders and GO 131-D executive director dispositions: see cpuc_application_rehearing_10_day. Runs from the stamped issuance date, not receipt; no mail extension. Computation: CPUC Rule 1.15 (20 CCR 1.15) excludes the first day, includes the last, extends a last day on a Saturday, Sunday, holiday or other day CPUC offices are closed to the next day, and treats an act after 5:00 p.m. as done the next day. No mail-service extension was found in the Rules reviewed (1.15, 11.1, 14.3, 16.1); none is applied.
  • If the clerk's office is closed or inaccessible on the last day (weather, emergency or local closure orders), the deadline may be extended. Check local orders.

This calculator applies the cited rules to the dates you enter. It is not legal advice. Court orders, local rules, and case-specific facts can change a deadline; verify before relying on it. Rule set pending attorney review.

Worked example

Date of issuance of the Commission order or decision (mailing or electronic transmission date stamped on the official version) on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Wednesday, April 14, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Date of issuance of the Commission order or decision (mailing or electronic transmission date stamped on the official version)): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 30 calendar days: Wednesday, April 14, 2027.

Notes

Jurisdictional prerequisite to judicial review (1731(b)(1)); grounds not raised are waived (1732). 10-day period applies instead for security/transfer orders (Pub. Util. Code 816 et seq., 851 et seq.), DWR orders, Article 5.7/5.8 orders and GO 131-D executive director dispositions: see cpuc_application_rehearing_10_day. Runs from the stamped issuance date, not receipt; no mail extension. Computation: CPUC Rule 1.15 (20 CCR 1.15) excludes the first day, includes the last, extends a last day on a Saturday, Sunday, holiday or other day CPUC offices are closed to the next day, and treats an act after 5:00 p.m. as done the next day. No mail-service extension was found in the Rules reviewed (1.15, 11.1, 14.3, 16.1); none is applied.

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