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When are other documents served by email, fax or personal delivery?

Method-specific same-business-day boundary before 4.30 PM, otherwise the next business day. Establish the actual deemed-service date under the applicable table row. CPR 6.26 distinguishes fax transmission, other electronic sending, personal service and leaving at an address. Valid electronic service and the actual time are prerequisites.

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Period
Method-specific same-business-day boundary before 4.30 PM, otherwise the next business day
Trigger
Actual sending, completion of transmission, personal service or leaving event
Rule
cpr6, CPR 6.2, 6.20, 6.23 and 6.26
cpr6, CPR 6.2, 6.20, 6.23 and 6.26

cpr6, CPR 6.2, 6.20, 6.23 and 6.26. The retained source governs establish the actual deemed-service date under the applicable table row. CPR 6.26 distinguishes fax transmission, other electronic sending, personal service and leaving at an address. Valid electronic service and the actual time are prerequisites.

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CPR 6.26 distinguishes fax transmission, other electronic sending, personal service and leaving at an address. Valid electronic service and the actual time are prerequisites. A business-day event before 4.30 PM can use that day. At 4.30 PM or later, or on a nonbusiness day, apply the next-business-day table branch. The actual actual sending, completion of transmission, personal service or leaving event and required completion must be established before using a final date.

cpr6, CPR 6.2, 6.20, 6.23 and 6.26

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When are other documents served by email, fax or personal delivery?

Method-specific same-business-day boundary before 4.30 PM, otherwise the next business day. Establish the actual deemed-service date under the applicable table row. CPR 6.26 distinguishes fax transmission, other electronic sending, personal service and leaving at an address. Valid electronic service and the actual time are prerequisites.

Responsible actor. Person using a valid permitted service method for a document other than a claim form.

Actual sending, completion of transmission, personal service or leaving event.

CPR 6.26 distinguishes fax transmission, other electronic sending, personal service and leaving at an address. Valid electronic service and the actual time are prerequisites.

CPR 6.26 distinguishes fax transmission, other electronic sending, personal service and leaving at an address. Valid electronic service and the actual time are prerequisites.

cpr6, CPR 6.2, 6.20, 6.23 and 6.26

How does this provision count time?

  1. Establish the actual deemed-service date under the applicable table row.
  2. A business-day event before 4.30 PM can use that day. At 4.30 PM or later, or on a nonbusiness day, apply the next-business-day table branch.
  3. CPR 6.26 distinguishes fax transmission, other electronic sending, personal service and leaving at an address. Valid electronic service and the actual time are prerequisites.

A business-day event before 4.30 PM can use that day. At 4.30 PM or later, or on a nonbusiness day, apply the next-business-day table branch.

A business-day event before 4.30 PM can use that day. At 4.30 PM or later, or on a nonbusiness day, apply the next-business-day table branch. CPR 6.26 distinguishes fax transmission, other electronic sending, personal service and leaving at an address. Valid electronic service and the actual time are prerequisites.

cpr6, CPR 6.2, 6.20, 6.23 and 6.26

Which facts prevent one automatic date?

CPR 6.26 distinguishes fax transmission, other electronic sending, personal service and leaving at an address. Valid electronic service and the actual time are prerequisites. A business-day event before 4.30 PM can use that day. At 4.30 PM or later, or on a nonbusiness day, apply the next-business-day table branch. The actual actual sending, completion of transmission, personal service or leaving event and required completion must be established before using a final date.

ResultRead the operative provision and establish the applicable branch.

The person using a valid permitted service method for a document other than a claim form has established the applicable procedure and actual sending, completion of transmission, personal service or leaving event. CPR 6.26 distinguishes fax transmission, other electronic sending, personal service and leaving at an address. Valid electronic service and the actual time are prerequisites. Establish the actual deemed-service date under the applicable table row. Method-specific same-business-day boundary before 4.30 PM, otherwise the next business day. No computed final date is supplied.

A proposed completion raises a nonbusiness-day or time-boundary question for establish the actual deemed-service date under the applicable table row. A business-day event before 4.30 PM can use that day. At 4.30 PM or later, or on a nonbusiness day, apply the next-business-day table branch. Resolve this boundary under the identified provision and actual completion route. A business-day event before 4.30 PM can use that day. At 4.30 PM or later, or on a nonbusiness day, apply the next-business-day table branch.

An otherwise valid electronic document is sent at exactly 4.30 PM. CPR 6.26 distinguishes fax transmission, other electronic sending, personal service and leaving at an address. Valid electronic service and the actual time are prerequisites. CPR 6.26 distinguishes fax transmission, other electronic sending, personal service and leaving at an address. Valid electronic service and the actual time are prerequisites. No automatic final date follows from this scenario.

Which conditions and exceptions apply?

Applicable procedure and actual event
CPR 6.26 distinguishes fax transmission, other electronic sending, personal service and leaving at an address. Valid electronic service and the actual time are prerequisites.
Counting and completion boundary
A business-day event before 4.30 PM can use that day. At 4.30 PM or later, or on a nonbusiness day, apply the next-business-day table branch.
cpr6, CPR 6.2, 6.20, 6.23 and 6.26
  • CPR 6.26 distinguishes fax transmission, other electronic sending, personal service and leaving at an address. Valid electronic service and the actual time are prerequisites.
  • Person using a valid permitted service method for a document other than a claim form. Actual sending, completion of transmission, personal service or leaving event. Establish the actual deemed-service date under the applicable table row. A business-day event before 4.30 PM can use that day. At 4.30 PM or later, or on a nonbusiness day, apply the next-business-day table branch.

What must the responsible actor complete?

Questions about this procedure

When are other documents served by email, fax or personal delivery?

Does an email address alone prove valid service?

Establish the permitted service route and applicable electronic-service conditions.

cpr6, CPR 6.2, 6.20, 6.23 and 6.26

Does sending at exactly 4.30PM qualify for same-day service?

The table says before 4.30PM, so the boundary itself does not qualify.

cpr6, CPR 6.2, 6.20, 6.23 and 6.26

Does personal delivery on Sunday count that day?

The ordinary table applies its next-business-day branch.

cpr6, CPR 6.2, 6.20, 6.23 and 6.26

Which fax event matters?

The table uses completion of transmission, not merely beginning transmission.

cpr6, CPR 6.2, 6.20, 6.23 and 6.26

Does a claim form use this same table?

No. CPR 6.14 governs the ordinary claim-form deemed date.

cpr6, CPR 6.2, 6.20, 6.23 and 6.26

Can one date without a time establish this branch?

No. The method, valid service, business-day status and actual time are material.

cpr6, CPR 6.2, 6.20, 6.23 and 6.26

Official sources and review

Provisions used (1)
Provisions used in this guide
ProvisionPurpose
cpr6, CPR 6.2, 6.20, 6.23 and 6.26Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification
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