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Art. 20 LOI sur la procédure administrative (LPA-VD) - Observation [ 7 ]
Chapitre I, Section IV
Art. 20 LPA-VD · Observation [ 7 ]
1. Le délai est réputé observé lorsque l'écrit est remis à l'autorité, à un bureau de poste suisse ou à une représentation diplomatique ou consulaire suisse, au plus tard le dernier jour du délai.
1bis. En cas de communication par voie électronique, le moment déterminant pour l'observation du délai est celui où est établi l'accusé de réception qui confirme que la partie ou son mandataire ont accompli toutes les étapes nécessaires à la transmission.
2. Lorsqu'une partie s'adresse en temps utile à une autorité incompétente, le délai est réputé sauvegardé. Dans ce cas, l'autorité saisie à tort atteste la date de réception.
Décisions judiciaires appliquant cette disposition (40)
FI.2024.0171 · vd (art. 20 al. 1 LPA-VD)
Tax Assessment Appeal Timeliness Dispute
Cited in the reasoning section (Considerant 6.a) regarding the expiry of time limits, but not used in the operative part (dispositif).
AC.2025.0080 · vd (art. 20 al. 1 LPA-VD)
Property Owners v. Municipality Regarding Protected Tree Removal
Cited in the reasoning to clarify the calculation of the deadline for the respondent's reply, which was considered timely.
AC.2024.0226 · vd (art. 20 al. 1 LPA-VD)
Property Owner v. Municipality (Parking Restriction Validity)
Cited in the reasoning context regarding when a deadline is considered observed (submission to post office), although not explicitly repeated in the final orders (I-IV).
PS.2023.0070 · vd (art. 20 al. 2 LPA-VD)
Unemployment Benefit Appeal Reinstated Due to Timely Initial Filing Despite Misdirection and Illness
The successful appeal was based on the finding that the administrative appeal was timely filed, even though it was initially sent to an incompetent authority (SSL).
FI.2023.0150 · vd (art. 20 al. 2 LPA-VD)
Appeal Inadmissibility Over Water Bill Dispute Jurisdiction
Cited to confirm that the appeal deadline is preserved when a party addresses an incompetent authority in time.
FI.2023.0071 · vd (art. 20 al. 2 LPA-VD)
Appeal Regarding Military Exemption Tax Inadmissible Due to Lack of Reviewable Decisions
Cited in conjunction with the transmission of the case to the competent authority.
PE.2022.0121 · vd (art. 20 al. 1 LPA-VD)
Mountain Guide v. Employment Authority: Posted Workers Act Notification Validity
Cited to confirm that the appeal was filed within the time limit.
MPU.2021.0037 · vd (art. 20 al. 1 LPA-VD)
Bid Exclusion Upheld for Omission of Corrective Maintenance Costs in Fixed-Price Bid
This article was cited in the reasoning section regarding the deadline being met when the document is handed over to the post office.
FI.2021.0120 · vd (Art. 19 et 20 al. 1 LPA-VD)
Taxpayer's Untimely Appeal Regarding 2018 Assessment Upheld
These articles were cited regarding the extension of deadlines when the last day is a weekend/holiday, which is relevant to the analysis of the tardiness of the 2018 objection (confirmed in order II).
GE.2020.0221 · vd (art. 7, 20 al. 2 et 68 LPA-VD)
Establishment Operator v. Cantonal Authority (Residual Care Financing Procedure)
Cited in the dispositive to justify transmitting the case back to the administrative authority (DGCS) to rule on the claimant's formal complaint (réclamation).
MPU.2021.0007 · vd (art. 19, 20 et 79 LPA-VD)
Bid Exclusion Upheld Due to Software Incompatibility in Public Tender
Cited in the reasoning section (point 1.b) to confirm the appeal was filed within the prescribed form.
GE.2021.0021 · vd (art. 20 al. 2, 75, 95 et 99 LPA-VD)
Passenger Transport Authorization Refusal Upheld Due to DUI Conviction and Traffic Violations
Cited to confirm that the appeal met the formal procedural requirements and was therefore admissible.
GE.2020.0235 · vd (art. 20 al. 1 LPA-VD)
License Withdrawal Appeal Following Remand and Proof of Timely Objection
Cited regarding when a deadline is considered met (submission to authority, post office, or diplomatic post).
PS.2020.0064 · vd (art. 20 al. 1 LPA-VD)
Appeal Dismissed for Untimely Filing Regarding Welfare Fraud Restitution
This article defining when the deadline is considered observed was cited in the legal framework section.
PE.2020.0091 · vd (art. 6, 7 et 20 LPA-VD)
Foreign National Residence Permit Denial Based on Halted Marriage Reconsidered Under Family Reunification and Hardship Provisions
Cited as procedural basis allowing the appeal to be deemed admissible despite being filed with the wrong authority.