First Amendment expressive-conduct permit: petition for writ (expedited review) filed and served no later than 21 calendar days after the agency's final decision

21 days after date of the public agency's final decision on the permit, under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1094.8(d)(3).

Rule text

CCP 1094.8(d): "(1) Within five court days after receipt of written notification from a permit applicant that the permit applicant will seek judicial review of a public agency’s action on the permit, the public agency shall prepare, certify, and make available the administrative record to the permit applicant. ... (3) The party bringing the action pursuant to this section shall file and serve the petition on the respondent no later than 21 calendar days following the public agency’s final decision on the permit. ... (4) The clerk of the court shall set a hearing for review of the petition no later than 25 calendar days from the date the petition is filed. Moving, opposition, and reply papers shall be filed as provided in the California Rules of Court. The petitioner shall lodge the administrative record with the court no later than 10 calendar days in advance of the hearing date."

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1094.8(d)(3), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Monday, November 30, 2026
  1. Trigger (Date of the public agency's final decision on the permit): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 21 calendar days: Friday, November 27, 2026.
  3. That day is a Day after Thanksgiving, so the deadline moves to the next court day: Monday, November 30, 2026 (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10).
Rules applied
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1094.8(d)(3)
CCP 1094.8(d): "(1) Within five court days after receipt of written notification from a permit applicant that the permit applicant will seek judicial review of a public agency’s action on the permit, the public agency shall prepare, certify, and make available the administrative record to the permit applicant. ... (3) The party bringing the action pursuant to this section shall file and serve the petition on the respondent no later than 21 calendar days following the public agency’s final decision on the permit. ... (4) The clerk of the court shall set a hearing for review of the petition no later than 25 calendar days from the date the petition is filed. Moving, opposition, and reply papers shall be filed as provided in the California Rules of Court. The petitioner shall lodge the administrative record with the court no later than 10 calendar days in advance of the hearing date."
Official source
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10
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." CCP 12b: "If any city, county, state, or public office, other than a branch office, is closed for the whole of any day, insofar as the business of that office is concerned, that day shall be considered as a holiday for the purposes of computing time under Sections 12 and 12a." CCP 10: "Holidays within the meaning of this code are every Sunday and any other days that are specified or provided for as judicial holidays in Section 135."
Official source
  • Applies only to permits for expressive conduct (1094.8(a)), including those an agency designates by ordinance (1094.8(c)). Supersedes 1094.6 for these permits. Title page must bear the 18-point priority legend.
  • 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 the public agency's final decision on the permit on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Monday, April 5, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Date of the public agency's final decision on the permit): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 21 calendar days: Monday, April 5, 2027.

Notes

Applies only to permits for expressive conduct (1094.8(a)), including those an agency designates by ordinance (1094.8(c)). Supersedes 1094.6 for these permits. Title page must bear the 18-point priority legend.

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Rules current as of 2026-10-25. Confirm against the official source and any local rule or court order before relying on a date. Rules changelog.