Section 792.10109. Filing.

(1) Unless authorized to be filed electronically using an electronic filing system, all filings shall be on 8 ½ x 11 inch paper.

(2)     Documents received by the hearing system after 5 p.m. eastern standard time are considered filed on the following business day.

(3)   Submission by facsimile may be allowed, under all of the following provisions:

(a)       A cover sheet that includes the following information should accompany every transmission:

(i)    Case name.

(ii)    Case number.

(iii)    Document title.

(iv)    Name, telephone number, and facsimile number of sender.

(b)    A facsimile consisting of more than 20 pages will not be accepted.

(c)     When a party files by facsimile, the party shall then immediately send a facsimile copy of the filing to all other parties named in the case caption, when a facsimile number is available. The party shall then serve notice to all other known parties pursuant to the notice requirements of these rules.

(4)      Filings shall not be accepted by e-mail unless specifically authorized by the administrative law judge, or pursuant to an order issued by the executive director of the hearing system.

History: 2015 AACS.