| (a) In computing any period of time prescribed or permitted
by the Hearings Director, the examiner, a rule or an order of the
Commission, or any applicable statute:
(1) the day of the act, event, or default from which
the period of time begins to run shall not be included;
(2) the last day of the period being computed shall
be included, unless it is a Saturday, Sunday, weekday on which the
Commission has officially closed prior to 5 p.m. due to weather or
other exigency, or an official state or federal holiday, in which
event the period shall continue to run until 5 p.m. on the next business
day except as otherwise provided by statute; and
(3) Saturdays, Sundays, and official state or federal
holidays shall not be counted for any purpose in any time period of
five days or less in these rules.
(b) Unless otherwise provided by statute or special
rule, the time for filing any pleading or other document may be extended
upon the granting of a motion for extension of time. The motion shall:
(1) be filed with the Docket Services Section prior
to the applicable deadline;
(2) show that there is good cause for an extension
of time and that the need for the extension is not caused by the negligence,
indifference, or lack of diligence of the person, party, or authorized
representative filing the motion; and
(3) be served in accordance with §1.45 of this
title (relating to Service in Protested Contested Cases).
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