EVERY DEADLINE

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The crash

Whose

The driver

An increase for prior convictions on a property damage charge does not apply if the driver voluntarily reports the crash to the police no later than six hours after it.

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The department's request

Whose

The driver

After a crash with injury, death or damage of $2,500 or more, the department may require a report within 10 days after it asks, and suspends a license until a required report is filed.

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The day the citation is issued

Whose

The person cited

A citation may not require an appearance or contact with the court sooner than five days or later than 14 days after it is issued, and missing it may lead to a bench warrant.

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The plea, or the sentence, whichever is later

Whose

The rider

The court waives the $350 minimum fine for riding without an endorsement on proof, within 30 days, that an endorsement has been issued.

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Sentencing, or the plea

Whose

The driver

A driver who does not complete the four hour live classroom course within 90 days of sentencing or the plea has the license suspended for 90 days, shortened when the certificate arrives.

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The day the domestic violence offense occurs

Whose

The law enforcement agency

Where there is probable cause, the agency submits the charge to the prosecuting agency within five business days after the offense, unless it has reasonable cause for the delay.

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Release on a financial condition, or a temporary pretrial status order

Whose

The prosecutor

If no information, indictment or request for more time is filed within 120 days, the person is relieved of release conditions and monetary bail is refunded.

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The day the infraction is committed

Whose

The prosecution

A prosecution for any infraction is commenced within one year after it is committed.

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The day the offense is committed

Whose

The prosecution

A prosecution for a misdemeanor other than negligent homicide is commenced within two years after it is committed.

From

The day the offense is committed

Whose

The prosecution

A prosecution for a felony or negligent homicide is commenced within four years after it is committed, unless another provision of the Code sets a different period.

From

The arrest

Whose

The arresting officer

The officer gives notice on behalf of the Driver License Division of its intention to suspend the license, with information on how to get a prompt hearing, within 24 hours of the arrest.

From

The day the officer gives notice

Whose

The driver

A request to be heard is due within 10 calendar days after the notice; without a hearing the division suspends the license from the 60th day after the arrest.

From

The day the division issues its order after a hearing

Whose

The driver

A petition for judicial review of a denial or suspension under the not a drop rule is filed within 30 days after the division issues the order.

From

The date of arrest

Whose

The Driver License Division

On a timely request, the division grants an opportunity to be heard within 45 days after the arrest, in the county of the arrest or one next to it.

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The date of arrest

Whose

The Driver License Division

A suspension after the hearing, or after no hearing was requested, begins on the 60th day after the arrest: 120 days for a first suspension of a driver 21 or older.

From

Separation from the payroll

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The employer

Unpaid wages are due immediately and paid within 24 hours, by hand, by a direct deposit started within 24 hours, or by mail postmarked no more than one day after.

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Before the meeting

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The public body

A public body gives not less than 24 hours' public notice of each meeting, which is open to the public unless closed as the act allows.

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The commitment, not counting Saturdays, Sundays and state holidays

Whose

The local mental health authority

A patient may be held for a maximum of 72 hours after a temporary commitment unless an application for involuntary commitment is begun, and is released sooner on no longer meeting the criteria.

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Receiving the written request

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The governmental entity

Where the requester shows that an expedited response benefits the public rather than the requester, the entity answers no later than five business days after receiving the request.

From

Receiving the written request

Whose

The governmental entity

The entity answers as soon as reasonably possible and no later than 10 business days after receiving a written request, unless extraordinary circumstances the section lists allow more.

From

The close of the pay period

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The employer

An employer pays at least semimonthly on designated paydays, and pays for services in a pay period within 10 days after the period closes.

From

Entry of the judgment

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Either party

A notice of appeal filed within 28 days takes the case to the district court for a trial de novo, whose decision generally may not be appealed further.

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The death

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The successor

Thirty days after a death, a person holding the property of an estate of $100,000 or less delivers it to a successor who presents the affidavit.

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The discharge

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The employee

An employee discharged for jury service may bring a civil action for up to six weeks of lost wages and reinstatement, with reasonable attorney fees on prevailing.

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Being served

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The respondent

With a minor child, the respondent attends the mandatory courses within 30 days after being served, and the court will not hear the respondent's motions until they are done.

From

The filing of the petition

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The court

The court may not enter a decree of divorce until 30 days after the petition is filed, unless it finds extraordinary circumstances.

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Counted back from the planned move

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The relocating parent

The relocating parent gives the other parent written notice affirming that the parent time schedule will be followed and neither will interfere with the other's parent time.

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Separation from the payroll

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The employee

Wages continue as a penalty for up to 60 days after a written demand goes unpaid for 24 hours, recovered in a civil action begun within 60 days from separation.

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The filing of the petition

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The petitioner

With a minor child, the petitioner attends the mandatory courses within 60 days after filing, and the court will not hear the petitioner's motions until they are done.

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The filing of the notice of claim

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The governmental entity

The entity informs the claimant in writing that the notice was received and whether it believes it is the wrong entity, and no suit may be filed before 60 days have passed.

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The day the discriminatory practice occurs

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The person claiming discrimination

A request for agency action with the Antidiscrimination and Labor Division is filed within 180 days after the alleged discriminatory or prohibited practice.

From

The day the injury occurs

Whose

The employee

A claim for benefits is barred if the employee does not notify the employer within 180 days after the injury, unless an exception in the section applies.

From

The date of the employee's death

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The dependents

A claim for death benefits is barred unless an application for hearing is filed within one year of the employee's death.

From

The day the claim arises

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The person with the claim

A claim against a governmental entity or its employee is barred unless a notice of claim is filed as the act requires within one year after the claim arises.

From

The day the claim arises

Whose

The person with the claim

The action against the governmental entity or its employee is commenced within two years after the claim arises.

From

The injury, or for fraud or mistake its discovery

Whose

The person suing

An action for taking or injuring personal property, or on the ground of fraud or mistake, may only be brought within three years.

From

The last charge made or the last payment received

Whose

The person suing

An action on a contract not founded on a writing, or on an open store account or an account for work or materials, may be brought within four years.

From

The motor vehicle accident

Whose

The person suing

An action for damage to a motor vehicle or other personal property from an accident involving a motor vehicle may be brought within four years.

From

The claim arising

Whose

The person suing

An action for relief not otherwise provided for by law may be brought within four years, the catch all period in the limitations chapter.

From

The breach, or for a credit agreement the latest debt, written acknowledgment or payment

Whose

The person suing

An action on a contract, obligation or liability founded on an instrument in writing may be brought within six years.

From

Before the landlord's entry

Whose

The landlord

Unless the rental agreement provides otherwise, the owner gives the renter at least 24 hours' notice before entering the unit.

From

Notice of the dangerous condition by any reasonable means

Whose

The landlord

An owner commences remedial action on a condition risking loss of life or significant physical harm within 24 hours, and diligently pursues it to completion.

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The summons being served

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The tenant

The summons requires the tenant to appear and defend within three business days from service, unless the tenant objects and the court allows more time.

From

Signing the agreement or offer to purchase

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The buyer

A buyer may cancel a home solicitation sale until midnight of the third business day after signing, by any written notice to the seller at the address in the agreement.

From

The renter's notice of deficient condition

Whose

The landlord

If the owner takes no substantial action in the corrective period, the remedy the renter chose in the notice, rent abatement or repair and deduct, applies.

From

Service of the notice to quit

Whose

The tenant

Waste, an unlawful business, a nuisance or a criminal act on the premises allows a three calendar day notice to quit, after which staying is unlawful detainer.

From

Service of the written notice

Whose

The tenant

A tenant who neither pays the rent and amounts due nor surrenders the premises within three business days after service commits unlawful detainer.

From

Receiving the rental agreement

Whose

The prospective renter

A prospective renter who has not signed or moved in may demand in writing the return of money paid when the agreement's amounts differ from the estimate, and the owner returns it within five business days of the demand.

From

Service of the notice

Whose

The landlord

A tenant at will who remains after a notice of not less than five calendar days has expired commits unlawful detainer.

From

The beginning of the next rental period

Whose

The renter

A renter who fixed the problem and deducted the cost, up to two months' rent, gives the owner copies of the receipts within five calendar days after the next rental period begins.

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Service of the renter's notice

Whose

The landlord

An owner who still does not comply owes the full deposit, the full prepaid rent and a civil penalty of $100.

From

The renter's notice of deficient condition

Whose

The landlord

For a requirement of the rental agreement rather than a standard of habitability, the corrective period before the renter's chosen remedy applies is 10 calendar days.

From

The end of the corrective period

Whose

The renter

Where the owner did not act and the renter chose rent abatement, the agreement ends, the owner repays the deposit and prorated rent, and the renter vacates within 10 calendar days.

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The cancellation

Whose

The seller

The seller returns any payments the buyer made and any note or other evidence of debt within 10 days after the sale is cancelled.

From

The written notice of termination

Whose

The renter

A domestic violence victim ending a lease vacates within 15 days after giving notice, pays rent for those days, and pays a termination fee of one month's rent.

From

Counted back from the end of the rental period

Whose

The landlord

A tenant on periodic rent who stays past the end of a period commits unlawful detainer only where notice to quit was served 15 calendar days or more before that period ended.

From

The date of the owner's notice

Whose

The tenant

The tenant may retrieve the property by paying the costs of inventory, moving and storage; after that the owner may sell it at a public sale or donate it.

From

The day the court issues the ex parte order

Whose

The court

The court sets a hearing on the petition within 21 days, and the ex parte order expires if no protective order issues there, unless the court extends it.

From

The day the court issues the order of restitution

Whose

The tenant

The defendant provides a current address to the court and the landlord, and without it neither has to seek the defendant out for later notices.

From

The day the renter vacates and returns possession

Whose

The landlord

The owner mails or delivers the deposit balance, the prepaid rent balance and a written itemization of every deduction to the renter's last known address or electronically.

From

The day the initial ex parte order is issued

Whose

The court

Under no circumstances may an ex parte protective order be extended beyond 180 days from the day the court first issued it.