EVERY DEADLINE

From

The department receiving notice that a policy was cancelled or ended

Whose

The Department of Motor Vehicles

The department suspends the owner's driving privileges, plate and registration and acts within fifteen days to pick up the plate and certificate, giving notice by first class mail. An owner who was in fact insured may show it, and the suspension is voided.

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The crash

Whose

The operator or owner

Where a crash with an injury, a death or apparent damage of $1,000 or more was not investigated by an officer, a written report with verification of liability insurance goes to the Department of Motor Vehicles. Not sending it verified is prima facie evidence the vehicle was uninsured.

From

The latest violation, counted back

Whose

The Department of Motor Vehicles

Points from violations in the twelve months before the latest one count in full, those from twelve to twenty-four months before count at half, and older ones do not count.

From

The person's emergency admission, not counting Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays

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The admitting facility

The affidavit and the physician's certificate go to the probate court, which within forty-eight hours of receiving them reviews the evidence for probable cause and either orders release or orders continued detention in writing.

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The date of admission

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The probate court

Where the designated examiners report that the person is mentally ill and needs involuntary treatment, the court appoints counsel if none is retained and holds a full hearing within fifteen days of the admission.

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The notice of suspension being issued

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The driver

A person told of a suspension after a test or a refusal has the right to request a contested case hearing within thirty days. A person who does not, or whose suspension is upheld, enrolls in an Alcohol and Drug Safety Action Program.

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The meeting, counted back

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The public body

The agenda for a regular or special meeting is posted on a bulletin board at the office or meeting place, and on the body's website if it has one, at least twenty-four hours before. Nothing may be added without another twenty-four hours notice.

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The employee's separation from the payroll, for any reason

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The employer

All wages due are paid within forty-eight hours, or by the next regular payday if that is no more than thirty days away. Failing to pay may cost the employer three times the unpaid wages, plus costs and attorney's fees.

From

The date of the suspension

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The school administrator

The administrator notifies the parents in writing with the reason and sets a conference within three days, after which the parents may appeal to the board of trustees.

From

The change taking effect, counted back

Whose

The employer

Changes to the agreed hours, wages, time and place of payment or deductions are made in writing at least seven calendar days before they take effect. Raises are excepted.

From

The default for a missed payment

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The creditor

After a consumer has been in default for ten days for failing to make a payment, and has not surrendered the collateral, the creditor may give the written notice of the right to cure.

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The determination being mailed to the last known address

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The claimant or an affected employer

An appeal from an initial determination or redetermination is filed not later than ten days after it was mailed; a request for reconsideration has the same ten days.

From

The commission receiving the complaint

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The Human Affairs Commission

The commission serves a copy of the complaint on the respondent within ten days, or, for good cause, notice of its date, place and circumstances.

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The tribunal's decision being mailed

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A party

The tribunal's decision is the department's final decision unless a further appeal to the Appellate Panel is started within ten days after it is mailed.

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The election, counted back

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The voter

A completed application to vote absentee reaches the county board of voter registration and elections by 5:00 p.m. on the eleventh day before the election.

From

Delivery of the facility's written notice

Whose

The occupant

The notice demands payment within a specified time of not less than fourteen days after delivery, and states that the property will be sold if the claim is not paid and that partial payment does not stop the sale.

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The written notice of the hearing

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The school board

The hearing takes place within fifteen days of the written notice and a decision is rendered within ten days of the hearing; the parents may see the full investigative file at least three days before.

From

The notice of the right to cure being given

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The consumer

Until twenty days after the notice, the creditor may neither accelerate the balance nor take the collateral for a missed payment, and the consumer may cure by paying all unpaid sums then due plus any unpaid delinquency charges.

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Written notice to the owner and lienholder that the repairs are done or the storage contract has ended

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The shop

After thirty days, the shop may have the article sold at public auction by a magistrate; storage charges before notice of its location is sent are limited to seven business days.

From

The employer receiving the director's notice by certified mail

Whose

The employer

The director's findings and the amount of the fine become final unless the employer asks the director in writing for a review within thirty days, after which a hearing is held under the Administrative Procedures Act.

From

The death

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The successor

Once thirty days have passed, anyone holding the person's property or owing them money pays or delivers it on an affidavit, countersigned by the probate judge, stating the probate estate is worth no more than $45,000 and no personal representative has been sought.

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The election, counted back

Whose

The voter

The registration books close thirty days before each election and stay closed until it has taken place; a person who comes of age in that window may register before the books close.

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The department's decision being mailed

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A party

An action for review is brought in the Administrative Law Court within thirty days, where the department's supported findings of fact are conclusive and the court decides questions of law.

From

The lender accepting the check

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The lender

A licensee may defer presentment of a check for up to thirty-one days, and may not renew or extend it past the date in the written agreement.

From

The occupant's default beginning

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The storage facility

After fifty days of continuous default, with notice given once rent is fourteen or more days past due, the owner may advertise the contents for public sale once a week for two weeks.

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Discovering, or being able with reasonable diligence to discover, that the condition is compensable

Whose

The employee

Notice of a repetitive trauma injury is given within ninety days of that discovery, unless the commission accepts a reasonable excuse and is satisfied the employer was not unduly prejudiced.

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The accident, or the death it caused

Whose

The injured employee or a representative

No compensation is payable unless notice is given within ninety days, unless the commission accepts a reasonable excuse and is satisfied the employer was not prejudiced. Notice is due immediately, or as soon as practicable.

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The claim being filed

Whose

The administrator

The administrator considers each claim within ninety days after it is filed and gives written notice if it is denied in whole or in part.

From

The alleged discriminatory practice

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The person complaining

The complaint is made in writing, under oath or affirmation, to the Human Affairs Commission within one hundred eighty days. Staff help put a verbal complaint into writing.

From

The first publication of the notice to creditors

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The decedent's creditors

Creditors present their claims within eight months after the first publication of the notice or are forever barred.

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The purchase, or until the first twelve thousand miles, whichever comes first

Whose

The buyer of a new car

A defect reported to the manufacturer within the first twelve months or the first twelve thousand miles, whichever occurs first, is repaired at no cost, even if the repair comes after the term ends.

From

The decedent's death

Whose

The decedent's creditors

A claim that arose before the death is barred against the estate, the heirs and the beneficiaries unless presented within one year after the death, or sooner where a notice set an earlier deadline.

From

The accident, or the death if the accident caused it

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The employee or the family

The right to compensation is barred unless a claim is filed with the commission within two years. For an occupational disease the two years run from a definitive diagnosis and notice of it, and a claim may be filed by registered mail.

From

The death

Whose

The executor or administrator

An action for death by wrongful act is brought within three years, the period beginning to run on the death.

From

The wages becoming due

Whose

The employee

A civil action for wages, which may recover three times the unpaid amount plus costs and attorney's fees, must be started within three years.

From

The claim arising

Whose

The creditor or other claimant

An action on a contract, obligation or liability, express or implied, is brought within three years; a part payment or written acknowledgment is evidence that keeps the bar from applying.

From

Discovery of the unlawful conduct

Whose

The person who lost money or property

No action may be brought under the Unfair Trade Practices Act more than three years after the conduct is discovered; a willful violation brings three times the actual damages.

From

The original delivery of the vehicle to the consumer

Whose

The buyer of a new car

Any action under the chapter is started within three years following original delivery, and a consumer who prevails may recover costs and attorney's fees.

From

The officer presenting a copy of the writ to the occupants

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The occupants

If the occupants have not left within twenty-four hours, the officer announces his identity and purpose, and a deputy sheriff, though not a constable, may enter by force using the least destructive means. The officer may grant a delay for ill or elderly tenants.

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The landlord's notice of intent to enter

Whose

The landlord

Apart from emergencies and the scheduled and requested services the section names, the landlord gives at least twenty-four hours notice and enters only at reasonable times.

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The child being taken into emergency protective custody

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The Department of Social Services

The department investigates whether there are grounds for legal custody, whether removal can be avoided and whether a relative can take the child; the period may be extended by up to twenty-four additional hours for record checks on a relative.

From

The belongings being placed on the street, not counting Saturdays, Sundays and holidays

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Municipal or county officials

After forty-eight hours the officials remove the property, and may remove it sooner in ordinary trash collection. The notice of eviction must clearly tell the tenant this.

From

The date the rent was due

Whose

The tenant

If rent is not paid within five days of the due date, the landlord may end the rental agreement, provided written notice of the nonpayment and of the intent to end it was given; one such notice, or conspicuous language in a written agreement, satisfies that for the whole lease.

From

The termination date named in the notice, counted back

Whose

The landlord or the tenant

Either side may end a week to week tenancy by written notice given at least seven days before the termination date it names.

From

A copy of the rule being served on the tenant

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The tenant

The rule requires the tenant to vacate or show cause before the magistrate why not. A tenant who does not appear and show cause within the ten days is ejected under a warrant of ejectment.

From

The date on the warrant

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The officer executing it

A warrant is executed, and the return made, only within ten days after it is dated. The officer makes a signed inventory of anything seized and gives a copy to the person it was taken from on demand.

From

Service of the rule to vacate or show cause

Whose

The tenant

A tenant who intends to raise retaliation as a defense in an action for possession notifies the landlord in writing of that intent within ten days.

From

The owner's written notice of the violation

Whose

The resident

Not remedying a violation of the rental agreement or park rules within fourteen days after written notice is a ground for eviction; the owner may allow more time in good faith where the remedy takes longer.

From

The landlord receiving the tenant's written notice

Whose

The landlord

For a material noncompliance, or one with the maintenance section affecting health and safety, the agreement ends on the date in the tenant's notice, at least fourteen days after receipt, unless the landlord adequately remedies the breach before it.

From

The tenant receiving the landlord's written notice

Whose

The tenant

For a breach materially affecting health and safety, the agreement ends on the date in the notice unless the tenant adequately remedies the breach in fourteen days, or begins a remedy that takes longer within that time and pursues it in good faith.

From

The petition being filed

Whose

The family court

If no emergency hearing is held, the court must grant a hearing within fifteen days of filing, with the petition served at least five days before; an emergency hearing may come within twenty-four hours after service on good cause.

From

The date of the assessor's written response to the protest

Whose

The property owner

The owner appeals by giving the assessor written notice of intent to appeal; the board holds a conference within thirty days of the notice, with at least thirty days' written notice to both sides.

From

The termination date named in the notice, counted back

Whose

The landlord or the tenant

Either side may end a month to month tenancy by written notice given at least thirty days before the termination date it names. A tenant who stays on without consent after it may face an action for possession.

From

The new rate taking effect, counted back

Whose

The park owner

When a tenancy continues past its original term, the resident is given notice at least thirty days before a new rental rate takes effect.

From

The day after the sale

Whose

Anyone other than the highest bidder

The bidding at a judicial foreclosure sale stays open until the thirtieth day after the sale, not counting the day of sale, and a higher bid may be entered with the required deposit; the bidding reopens at eleven o'clock that day.

From

The tenancy ending and possession being delivered, or the tenant's demand, whichever is later

Whose

The landlord

Any deduction from the deposit is itemized in a written notice sent with the amount due, if any. A landlord who fails to return prepaid rent or the deposit with that notice may owe the tenant three times the amount wrongfully withheld, and reasonable attorney's fees.

From

The tenancy ending

Whose

The park owner

Deductions from the deposit are itemized in a written notice within thirty days; money wrongly withheld can be recovered at three times the amount, with reasonable attorney's fees.

From

The date of the conference with the assessor

Whose

The property owner

If the conference does not settle the matter, the owner files a written protest with the facts, the reasons and the value the owner puts on the property; the assessor answers in writing within thirty days of receiving it.

From

The assessor mailing the assessment notice

Whose

The property owner

In a year with a notice, the owner gives the assessor written notice of objection to the value, the ratio or the assessment within ninety days; a written request to meet with the assessor counts as one.

From

The claimant ceasing to work or to furnish labor or materials

Whose

The person claiming the lien

The lien is dissolved unless the sworn statement of the amount due is served on the owner, or the person in possession, and filed with the register of deeds or clerk of court within ninety days.

From

The complaint being filed

Whose

The family court

No final decree is granted before three months after the complaint is filed; on the grounds of desertion or a year's separation, the hearing may be held once the answer is filed or the defendant is in default.

From

The discriminatory housing practice

Whose

The person harmed

A written, verified complaint goes to the Human Affairs Commission within one hundred eighty days; within thirty days the commission investigates and says whether it will try to resolve it.

From

The order being issued

Whose

The parties

An order of protection is for a fixed time of not less than six months nor more than one year, and may be extended or ended on a motion showing good cause.

From

The claimant ceasing to work or to furnish labor or materials

Whose

The person claiming the lien

Unless a suit to enforce the lien is started and notice of pendency filed within six months, the lien is dissolved, and it may be released by the affidavit the section describes.

From

The date of the delinquent tax sale

Whose

The owner, a grantee, or a mortgage or judgment creditor

The property is redeemed by paying the taxes, penalties and costs with interest on the bid, which rises from three percent of the bid amount in the first three months to twelve percent of the bid amount in the last three months. Otherwise a tax title goes to the buyer.

From

The discriminatory housing practice

Whose

The person harmed

A civil action must be started within one year after the practice, whether or not a complaint was filed, and may bring actual and punitive damages.

From

The date of the tax sale

Whose

The former owner

An action to recover land sold under the chapter, or its possession, must be brought within two years from the date of sale, and the tax deed is prima facie evidence of good title.

From

The last time the plaintiff, or someone the claim comes through, was seized or possessed of the land

Whose

The owner

No action to recover land or its possession may be maintained unless the plaintiff or a predecessor was seized or possessed of it within ten years before the action.

From

The denial notice being received

Whose

The applicant

The appeal is made in writing to the Chief of SLED, stating its basis, within thirty days. The chief decides in writing within ten days, and an adverse decision may be reviewed by the Administrative Law Court on a petition filed within thirty days of its delivery.

From

SLED receiving the application

Whose

SLED

SLED issues a written statement of its reasons to an applicant it denies within ninety days; otherwise it issues the permit. A permit granted because no denial came in that time may later be revoked on written notice of grounds.

From

The arrest

Whose

The court

The bond hearing for a charge under the domestic violence chapter must occur within twenty-four hours after the arrest, and may not go ahead without the criminal record and incident report or the arresting officer present.

From

The complaint and motion being filed

Whose

The magistrates court

The court holds the hearing within fifteen days of filing, and not sooner than five days after the defendant is served.

From

The examiners' receipt of the court's order

Whose

The designated examiners

Two designated examiners examine a defendant whose fitness to stand trial is in doubt within thirty days, and report to the court within ten days of the examination.

From

Service of the warrant, or ten days after counsel is appointed

Whose

The defendant

An offender applies no later than seventy-five days after service of the warrant or within ten days following appointment of counsel, unless the solicitor or the judge waives the deadline.

From

The start of restoration treatment

Whose

The Office of Mental Health

A defendant found unfit but likely to become fit is treated for up to one hundred eighty days; if still unfit at the end, the solicitor starts judicial admission proceedings within fourteen days, not counting weekends and holidays.