CPUC: comments on proposed or alternate decision (20 days after service)
20 days after service of the proposed or alternate decision on the parties, under CPUC Rule 14.3(a).
Rule text
20 CCR 14.3(a): "Parties may file comments on a proposed or alternate decision within 20 days of the date of its service on the parties."
Calculate this deadline
- Trigger (Service of the proposed or alternate decision on the parties): Friday, November 6, 2026.
- Exclude the trigger day and count 20 calendar days: Thursday, November 26, 2026.
- That day is a Thanksgiving Day, so the deadline moves to the next court day: Monday, November 30, 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)).
CPUC Rule 14.3(a)
20 CCR 14.3(a): "Parties may file comments on a proposed or alternate decision within 20 days of the date of its service on the parties."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
- 15-page limit (25 in general rate cases) (14.3(b)). The ALJ or assigned Commissioner may shorten or extend comment periods in a ruling; check the PD transmittal. 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
Service of the proposed or alternate decision on the parties on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Monday, April 5, 2027.
- Trigger (Service of the proposed or alternate decision on the parties): Monday, March 15, 2027.
- Exclude the trigger day and count 20 calendar days: Sunday, April 4, 2027.
- That day is a Sunday, so the deadline moves to the next court day: Monday, April 5, 2027 (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)).
Notes
15-page limit (25 in general rate cases) (14.3(b)). The ALJ or assigned Commissioner may shorten or extend comment periods in a ruling; check the PD transmittal. 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.
Related deadlines
- APA: ALJ proposed decision deemed adopted if agency does not act within 100 days of receipt (100 days after)
- APA: decision becomes effective (30 days after delivered or mailed to respondent) (30 days after)
- APA: motion to vacate default decision (7 days after service) (7 days after)
- CPUC: reply comments on proposed or alternate decision (5 days after last day for comments) (5 days after)
- CPUC: appeal of presiding officer's decision (30 days after service) (30 days after)
- CPUC: response to appeal or request for review of presiding officer's decision (15 days after filing) (15 days after)
Rules current as of 2026-10-27. Confirm against the official source and any local rule or court order before relying on a date. Rules changelog.