Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
Section 5059 - Computation of timeA. In computing a period of time allowed or prescribed by law or by order of court, the date of the act, event, or default after which the period begins to run is not to be included. The last day of the period is to be included, unless it is a legal holiday, in which event the period runs until the end of the next day which is not a legal holiday.B. A half-holiday is considered as a legal holiday. A legal holiday is to be included in the computation of a period of time allowed or prescribed, except when:(1) It is expressly excluded;(2) It would otherwise be the last day of the period; or(3) The period is less than seven days.C.(1) A legal holiday shall be excluded in the computation of a period of time allowed or prescribed to seek rehearing, reconsideration, or judicial review or appeal of a decision or order by an agency in the executive branch of state government.(2) Subparagraph (1) of this Paragraph shall not apply to the computation of a period of time allowed or prescribed to seek rehearing, reconsideration, or judicial review or appeal of a decision or order by the Department of Revenue, the Department of Environmental Quality, or the Department of Insurance relative to examination reports in R.S. 22:1983. Acts 2018, No. 128, §1; Acts 2019, No. 300, §1.Amended by Acts 2019, No. 300,s. 1, eff. 8/1/2019.Amended by Acts 2018, No. 128,s. 1, eff. 8/1/2018.