(a) Computing Time
When the Local Rules or a court order permits a party to act within a period of time stated in
days or a longer unit of time and the last day of the period is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal
holiday, the time period continues to run until the following day that is not a Saturday, Sunday,
or legal holiday. “Following day” is determined by counting only forward in time. If an order of
the court sets a specific calendar date by which a party must act, the date is not extended even if
it falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday unless otherwise ordered by the court. If access to
the electronic filing system is not available due to failure of the court’s filing system(s) for a
period longer than two hours, or any period after 5pm, or if the courthouse is closed for
unanticipated reasons, filing deadlines are extended to the next business day. If the closure
results in a party having additional time to file a response to a motion, then the deadline for the
party filing a reply shall be extended by the same number of days.
(b) Motions to shorten time have been abolished. See CrR 12(b)(11).
For a Time Table of trial events under these local rules, see Appendix A.
Criminal Rules
