EVERY DEADLINE

From

The collision

Whose

The driver

A driver who hits a parked or unattended vehicle reports it to the owner within 48 hours with the time, date and place, their name, address and license number, and their plate number.

From

The revocation

Whose

The driver

The driving privilege is revoked immediately for at least 30 days on a refusal or a result of 0.08 or more, 0.04 or more in a commercial vehicle, or 0.01 or more under the age of 21.

From

The notice to quit

Whose

The landlord or the tenant

A week to week tenancy is ended by a notice to quit of two days.

From

The day the buyer signs the agreement

Whose

The buyer

The buyer may cancel until midnight of the third business day after the day of signing, by written notice to the seller at the address in the agreement; a mailed notice counts when it is deposited, properly addressed and stamped.

From

The written notice with reasons

Whose

The owner

The owner may appeal by filing written objections within three days, and the appeal board holds a hearing within 10 days.

From

The writ being executed

Whose

The tenant

If everything left is worth less than $500, it is treated as abandoned five days after the writ is executed.

From

The rent due date, counting from the day after

Whose

The landlord

A late fee applies only when rent is five calendar days or more late, the first day being the day after it was due.

From

The notice to quit

Whose

The landlord or the tenant

A month to month tenancy is ended by a notice to quit of seven days.

From

The landlord being put back in possession

Whose

The landlord

The landlord may move the tenant's remaining property for storage but may not throw away, dispose of or sell it for seven days, and releases it to the tenant on request during that time; a sale takes at least seven days' written notice.

From

The judgment

Whose

Either party

Notice of appeal can be given out loud in open court when the judgment is announced; otherwise written notice is filed with the clerk of superior court within 10 days after the judgment.

From

The landlord demanding all of the past due rent

Whose

The tenant

Where a written or spoken lease fixes a time for paying rent, the term is forfeited if the rent is not paid within 10 days after the demand.

From

The ex parte order

Whose

The court

The hearing is held within 10 days of the ex parte order or within seven days of service on the other party, whichever is later.

From

The employee's written request

Whose

The employer

If the request is denied or no agreement is reached within 14 calendar days, the employee may ask the Commission to order a second opinion at the employer's expense.

From

The tenant's written notice

Whose

The landlord

The landlord replaces or repairs a smoke alarm, or a required carbon monoxide alarm, within 15 days of the tenant's written notice.

From

Signing the contract

Whose

The seller

If delivery is more than 30 days late through the seller's fault, the buyer may cancel at any time before accepting it and get a refund.

From

The landlord receiving the written notice

Whose

The tenant

A protected tenant may end a rental agreement by written notice effective on a date stated in it at least 30 days after the landlord receives it; ending it 14 days or more before moving in carries no damages or penalties at all.

From

The landlord receiving the written notice

Whose

The service member

Orders to move 50 miles or more, or an early or involuntary discharge from active duty, allow written notice effective at least 30 days after the landlord receives it, with a copy of the orders or a commanding officer's verification.

From

The end of the current year of the tenancy

Whose

The landlord or the tenant

A year to year tenancy is ended by a notice to quit given one month or more before the end of the current year of the tenancy.

From

The landlord's written notice

Whose

The tenant

A tenant who disables or damages an alarm reimburses the landlord's reasonable cost within 30 days of written notice; failing to is an infraction with a fine of up to $100 for each violation.

From

The lease beginning

Whose

The landlord

Within 30 days after the lease begins, the landlord tells the tenant the name and address of the bank or institution holding the deposit, or of the insurer providing the bond.

From

The tenancy ending and the landlord getting the premises back

Whose

The landlord

The landlord mails or delivers a written itemization of any damage with the balance of the deposit; where the claim cannot be settled within 30 days, an interim accounting is due within 30 days instead.

From

Written notice from the tenant or a state or local government agent

Whose

The landlord

A landlord who fails to provide, install, replace or repair an alarm within 30 days of written notice commits an infraction, with a fine of up to $250 for each violation.

From

The accident

Whose

The employee

No compensation is payable unless written notice is given within 30 days of the accident, unless the Industrial Commission accepts a reasonable excuse and finds the employer was not prejudiced.

From

The end of the current rental period

Whose

The landlord or the tenant

Where the tenancy is only the rental of a space for a manufactured home, the notice to quit is given at least 60 days before the end of the current rental period, whatever the term.

From

The tenancy ending and the landlord getting the premises back

Whose

The landlord

Where the extent of the claim cannot be settled within 30 days, the final accounting is due within 60 days; nothing may be kept for normal wear and tear, or beyond the landlord's actual damages.

From

The divorce judgment

Whose

The spouse served only by publication

A spouse served only by publication who did not appear in the divorce may still seek equitable distribution within six months of the judgment.

From

The landlord applying the deposit

Whose

The landlord

If the tenant's address is unknown, the landlord applies the deposit after 30 days and holds the balance for the tenant to collect for at least six months.

From

The tenant's protected act

Whose

The tenant

In a summary ejectment case, the tenant may show that the landlord's action is substantially in response to one or more protected acts within 12 months before the case was filed.

From

The order

Whose

The court

A protective order lasts a fixed period of no more than one year, and the court may renew it for up to two years at a time on a motion filed before it expires.

From

Delivery of the new vehicle

Whose

The consumer

Where the manufacturer cannot fix, after a reasonable number of attempts, a defect that substantially impairs the vehicle's value and appeared within 24 months or 24,000 miles of delivery, it replaces the vehicle or refunds, at the consumer's option.

From

The offense

Whose

The state

Most misdemeanors, other than malicious misdemeanors, are charged within two years after they are committed, and not afterward.

From

The accident, or the last payment of medical compensation

Whose

The employee

The right to compensation is forever barred unless a claim is filed with the Commission, or compensation is paid, within two years after the accident, or a claim is filed within two years after the last payment of medical compensation where nothing else has been paid.

From

The claim accruing

Whose

The party suing

An action on a contract, express or implied, is brought within three years.

From

The harm becoming apparent, or when it reasonably ought to have

Whose

The person injured

Most other injuries to a person or their rights not arising from a contract, and taking, keeping or damaging personal property, are sued on within three years, and no such claim accrues more than 10 years after the defendant's last act or omission.

From

The judgment's entry

Whose

The party who won it

An action on a court judgment, or on a sealed instrument, is brought within 10 years.

From

The written request to view the recording

Whose

The agency

If the agency denies the request, or has not shown the recording more than three business days after it, the person may apply to the superior court in a county where the recording was made.

From

The conviction, or the end of any sentence, probation or supervision, whichever is later

Whose

The person convicted

The earliest petition to expunge one nonviolent misdemeanor conviction comes three years after the later of those dates.

From

The last conviction, or the end of any sentence, whichever is later

Whose

The person convicted

The earliest petition to expunge more than one nonviolent misdemeanor conviction comes seven years after the later of those dates.

From

The conviction, or the end of any sentence, whichever is later

Whose

The person convicted

The earliest petition to expunge one nonviolent felony conviction comes 10 years after the later of those dates.

From

The most recent conviction, or the end of any sentence, whichever is later

Whose

The person convicted

The earliest petition to expunge two or three nonviolent felony convictions comes 20 years after the later of those dates.