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.
Read the rule checklist
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
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.