This the period of time that elapses between when an NCP is sent a bill and next bill. The first billing period for an obligation begins on the effective date of the court order for that obligation. However, charging periods vary for cases with different charge frequencies.
All charge dates that follow occur on the same day of the month. .
Twice during the year, a situation arises where adding four weeks to the charge date causes the next charge date to occur in the same month. When this occurs, six weeks are added to the charge date instead of four weeks. In either situation, the charge date is always on the same day of the week. Six-week charging needed or charge would be on March 29, 1996. If the second charge date is the first Monday in the month, ACTS charges on the first Monday in each month from this point onward.