Title I: General Administration · Last amended September 9, 2016 · Last verified July 14, 2026
In one sentenceRule 2.2 tells parties how to count procedural deadlines, when a court can extend them, and how many extra days are added when service is made by mail.
(a)Computing time. The following apply in computing any time period specified in these rules, in any local rule or court order, or in any statute that does not specify a method of computing time.
(1)Generally. When the period is stated in days or a longer unit of time:
(A)exclude the day of the event that triggers the period;
(B)count every day, including intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays; and
(C)include the last day of the period, but if the last day is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.
(2)Inaccessibility of the Clerk's office. Unless the court orders otherwise, if the clerk's office is inaccessible, then the time for filing is extended to the first accessible day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.
(1)In general. When an act may or must be done within a specified time, the court may, for good cause, extend the time:
(A)with or without motion or notice if the court acts, or if a request is made, before the original time or its extension expires; or
(B)on motion made after the time has expired if the party failed to act because of excusable neglect.
(2)By stipulation. The parties may extend time by written stipulation, filed before or after expiration of the time period, if the extension does not disturb the orderly dispatch of business or the convenience of the court.
(3)Exceptions. A court must not extend the time to act under Rules 50(b), 52(b), 59(b), (d), and (e), and 60(b).
(c)Additional time after service by mail. When a party may or must act within a specified time after service and service is made by mail, 3 days are added to the specified time.
Amendment History
(Adopted March 1, 2016, effective July 1, 2016; amended September 9, 2016, effective September 9, 2016.)
Plain-English Summary
Rule 2.2 gives the method for computing any time period set by the rules, a local rule, a court order, or a statute that doesn't specify its own method. Skip the day of the triggering event, then count every day after it — including Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays — up to and including the last day. If that last day lands on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period runs until the end of the next day that isn't one. If the clerk's office is inaccessible on what would be the deadline, the time extends to the next accessible day that isn't a weekend or holiday, unless the court orders otherwise.
The rule then addresses extensions. A court may extend a deadline for good cause, either before the original deadline (or an earlier extension) expires — with or without a motion — or after it has already expired if the party shows excusable neglect for missing it. Parties can also agree in writing to extend a deadline themselves, as long as the extension doesn't interfere with the court's schedule. That flexibility has real limits, though: a court cannot extend the time to act under Rules 50(b), 52(b), 59(b), (d), and (e), or 60(b), all of which involve post-trial motions where firm deadlines protect the finality of a judgment.
Finally, when a party must act within a set time after being served by mail, Rule 2.2 adds three extra days to that time to account for mailing delay.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do weekends and holidays count toward a filing deadline in Idaho?
Yes, every day counts, but if the deadline itself falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, it rolls forward to the end of the next day that isn't one.
Can I get more time to file something after my deadline has already passed?
Yes, if you show excusable neglect for missing it, a court can extend the time on motion made after expiration — except for the post-trial motions listed as exceptions in Rule 2.2(b)(3).
Which deadlines can never be extended by the court?
Rules 50(b), 52(b), 59(b), (d), and (e), and 60(b) — all post-trial motion deadlines — are excluded from the court's power to extend time.
If I was served by mail, do I get extra time to respond?
Yes, three days are added to whatever time period you would otherwise have.
Can the parties just agree between themselves to extend a deadline?
Yes, by written stipulation, filed before or after the deadline, as long as it doesn't disturb the orderly dispatch of court business.
Source & verification. Rule text
are reproduced verbatim from the Idaho Rules of Civil Procedure, adopted by the
Supreme Court of Idaho. Last verified July 14, 2026. ·
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