§1807.24. Extensions of deadlines

            A. The commissioner may extend any deadline provided in this Subpart for reasonable cause, except the deadline for the umpire to notify the parties that the umpire is insured by the insurer.

            B. To request the commissioner to extend a deadline, a party, appraiser, or umpire shall, pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 22:1807.25, send the request in writing to the commissioner explaining the reasonable cause for the extension. Reasonable cause includes military deployment of the claimant.

            C. The commissioner shall not approve deadline extensions that exceed an aggregate of one hundred twenty days. This limit does not apply to extensions of the deadline to file an objection because of an umpire being insured by the insurer.

            D. If a suit has been filed, extension of deadlines related to a particular case shall only be made by the court of record in which the property is located.

            E. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section, appraisers may jointly agree to extend deadlines.

            Acts 2024, No. 625, §1.