CEQA: furnish copy of petition (and any amended or supplemental pleading) to the Attorney General within 10 days after filing
10 days after date the petition (or amended/supplemental pleading) was filed, under Cal. Pub. Res. Code 21167.7; Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 388.
Rule text
PRC 21167.7: "Every person who brings an action pursuant to Section 21167 shall comply with the requirements of Section 388 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Every such person shall also furnish pursuant to Section 388 of the Code of Civil Procedure a copy of any amended or supplemental pleading filed by such person in such action to the Attorney General. No relief, temporary or permanent, shall be granted until a copy of the pleading has been furnished to the Attorney General in accordance with such requirements." CCP 388: "The copy shall be furnished by the party filing the pleading within 10 days after filing."
Cal. Pub. Res. Code 21167.7; Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 388, official source
Calculate this deadline
Deadline
Monday, November 16, 2026
- Trigger (Date the petition (or amended/supplemental pleading) was filed): Friday, November 6, 2026.
- Exclude the trigger day and count 10 calendar days: Monday, November 16, 2026.
Rules applied
Cal. Pub. Res. Code 21167.7; Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 388
PRC 21167.7: "Every person who brings an action pursuant to Section 21167 shall comply with the requirements of Section 388 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Every such person shall also furnish pursuant to Section 388 of the Code of Civil Procedure a copy of any amended or supplemental pleading filed by such person in such action to the Attorney General. No relief, temporary or permanent, shall be granted until a copy of the pleading has been furnished to the Attorney General in accordance with such requirements." CCP 388: "The copy shall be furnished by the party filing the pleading within 10 days after filing."Official source
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b; Cal. Gov. Code 6800, 6707 (state agency filings); Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a) (federal statutes and federal court filings)
CCP 12: "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." 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." 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." FRCP 6(a): "The following rules apply in computing any time period specified in these rules, in any local rule or court order, or in any statute that does not specify a method of computing time. (1) ... (A) exclude the day of the event that triggers the period; (B) count every day, including intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays; and (C) include the last day of the period, but if the last day is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday."Official source
- Applies to each amended or supplemental pleading too. Consequence of noncompliance: no relief until furnished.
- 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 the petition (or amended/supplemental pleading) was filed on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Thursday, March 25, 2027.
- Trigger (Date the petition (or amended/supplemental pleading) was filed): Monday, March 15, 2027.
- Exclude the trigger day and count 10 calendar days: Thursday, March 25, 2027.
Notes
Applies to each amended or supplemental pleading too. Consequence of noncompliance: no relief until furnished.
Related deadlines
- CEQA petition: 30 days after filing of Notice of Determination (EIR, negative declaration, other acts) (30 days after)
- CEQA petition challenging an exemption: 35 days after filing of Notice of Exemption (35 days after)
- CEQA petition: 180 days after project approval (or commencement) where no NOD/NOE filed or no determination made (180 days after)
- CEQA: personally serve record-preparation request and petition on agency within 10 business days of filing (10 business days after)
- CEQA: agency prepares and certifies record within 60 days after service of request (60 days after)
- CEQA: petitioner must request a hearing within 90 days of filing the petition (90 days after)
- CEQA: briefing to be completed within 90 days of the hearing request (absent good cause) (90 days after)
- CEQA: agency files notice of settlement meeting within 20 days of service of petition (20 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.