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What is the deadline for jams comprehensive response timing?

A JAMS respondent may respond or counterclaim within 14 calendar days of service of the notice of claim. The service method, mail addition, final-day rule and extension power must be checked before a date is calculated.

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This page explains the cited rule. It does not generate an automated date. Check the trigger, service facts, time-counting treatment and any order before you use the period in your calendar.

Start point
Service of the notice of claim or counterclaim
Stated period
14 calendar days for the stated response step
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Worked source check

Example input
03/08/2026
Expected result
No automated date. Confirm the rule’s service and final-day treatment before diarying a response.

A JAMS notice of claim was served, but the service method, extension position and final-day rule are not confirmed.

The guide preserves the conditions that must be resolved before a 14-day figure can become a date.

What this source guide covers

Period
14 calendar days for the stated response step
Trigger
Service of the notice of claim or counterclaim
Direction
Forward from service
Counting method
The rulebook’s service-day convention requires confirmation before an exact date is generated.

Mail-only service and a final Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday have specific rules, and an extension can be made.

JAMS Comprehensive Arbitration Rules. JAMS Comprehensive Arbitration Rules, rules 8, 9 and 11. JAMS Comprehensive Arbitration Rules checked 07/08/2026

Exceptions and case facts

  • JAMS Comprehensive Rules only. Check the agreed ruleset, service method and any order or agreed extension.
  • This source guide does not present a generated deadline until its day-zero convention is independently verified.

Deadline Engine is calculation software, not legal advice. Check the current rule, any order and the facts before adding a date to your calendar.

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