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Rule 2.514 (July 1, 2026 edition): for a period stated in 7 days or longer, counting begins on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, every day after that is counted, and a last day that falls on a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or within a chief-justice extension moves to the next day that is none of those. Periods stated in days less than 7 days do not count Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays. When service is made by only mail, 5 days are added.
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(a) Computing Time. The following rules apply in computing time periods specified in any rule of procedure, local rule, court order, or statute that does not specify a method of computing time. (1) Period Stated in 7 Days or Longer. When the period is stated in days or a longer unit of time: (A) begin counting from the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday; (B) count every day, including Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays that fall in between the first day counted and the last day counted; and (C) include the last day of the period except if the last day is Saturday, Sunday, a legal holiday, or falls within a time extended by order of the chief justice, then the last day will fall on the next day that is not Saturday, Sunday, a legal holiday, or any period of time extended through an order of the chief justice. (2) Period Stated in Days Less Than 7 Days. When the period stated in days is less than 7 days, Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays are not counted. (3) Period Stated in Hours. When the period is stated in hours: (A) begin counting immediately on the occurrence of the event that triggers the period; (B) count every hour, including hours during Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays; and (C) if the period would end on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, or during any period of time extended through an order of the chief justice, the period continues to run until the same time on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday and does not fall within any period of time extended through an order of the chief justice. (4) “Last Day” Defined. Unless a different time is set by a statute, local rule, or court order, the last day ends : (A) 11:59:59 p.m., eastern time for electronic filing or for service by any means; and (B) when the clerk’s office is scheduled to close for filing by other than electronic. (5) “Next Day” Defined. The “next day” is determined by continuing to count forward when the period is measured after an event and backward when measured before an event. (6) “Legal Holiday” Defined. “Legal holiday” means: (A) the day set aside by section 110.117, Florida Statutes, for observing New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving Day, the Friday after Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Day, and (B) any day observed as a holiday by the clerk’s office or as designated by the chief justice or chief judge. (b) Additional Time after Service by Mail. When a party may or must act within a specified time after service and service is made by only mail, 5 days are added after the period that would otherwise expire under subdivision (a).
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Trigger: Service by mail
Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.514
Computed periods follow Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.514 — always confirm holiday calendars for the specific court.
Reviewer note: CORRECTED Phase 9.3 (2026-08-01): the 7/1/2026 amendment changed the counting start for 7+ day periods — day one is now the next NON-weekend/holiday day, not simply the day after the trigger. Card and the platform deadline engine both updated from the live-fetched current text. Applicability 2026-09-09 (fix program 2026-09-09, Phase 5, audit M7): specific -> universal — the row binds every court in its state/circuit/county scope and names no court, judge or division. Receipt taken and source re-pointed 2026-09-17 (fix program 2026-09-17, Phase 5 - audit L6): the registered key https://www-media.floridabar.org/uploads/2026/07/2027_01-JULY-Florida-Rules-of-General-Practice-and-Judicial-Administration-7-1-2026-1.pdf answers S3 AccessDenied (403) since the edition rolled; the current edition (Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration, July 1, 2026, https://www-media.floridabar.org/uploads/2026/08/2027_01-JULY-Florida-Rules-of-General-Practice-and-Judicial-Administration-7-1-2026.pdf) was fetched live, hashed and read by eye against this summary - Rule 2.514(a)(1) (periods of 7 days or longer: begin counting from the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday; count every day; include the last day unless it falls on a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or a chief-justice extension), (a)(2) (periods under 7 days exclude Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays), (a)(5) (next day) and (b) (5 days added after service by mail only) - and still supports it. Source is now The Florida Bar rules index so the monitor observes the next edition. | 2026-10-03 (fix program 2026-10-03, H1 sweep): the 2026-08-01 correction reached the requirement text only; the summary and checklist still described the pre-July-2026 count (exclude the trigger day, then count every day) and omitted the first-countable-day rule of 2.514(a)(1)(A). Summary, checklist and requirement text now quote or describe rule 2.514 verbatim from the July 1, 2026 edition (printed pages 167-169), the receipt already on file (sha256 a7fba18f, unchanged on 2026-10-03). The printed page reads "the last day ends :" with a space before the colon; kept as printed.
1 verbatim requirement on continuances in JEREMY I. FRANKER's division.
1 verbatim requirement on continuances.
Judge Weiss: case law and memos to chambers five business days before the hearing, and every exhibit a party intends to use listed on a notice of discovery and provided to the other side five business days out.