Filing and service of papers

(a) For the purposes of Article III, the term "paper" means any motion, pleading, memorandum, correspondence or other non-evidentiary document filed with the office of public hearings. (b) Except for papers relating to the settlement of contested case proceedings, any paper, howsoever designated, shall be filed by delivering the original and one (1) copy to the office of public hearings. (c) Any such paper filed by a party or intervenor with the office of public hearings shall be served upon all other parties and intervenors or, if such other parties and intervenors appear by counsel, upon such counsel, whether such requirement of service is specifically recited elsewhere or not. (d) Upon agreement by the parties and the approval of the presiding officer, the parties may file papers electronically. (e) Unless otherwise ordered by the presiding officer, the original of any paper and one (1) copy may be filed with the presiding officer during a hearing. (f) The office of public hearings shall maintain the original of all such papers in the record. (g) Papers relating to the settlement of contested case proceedings shall be identified as such in large bold-faced type immediately following the case caption. The original of such papers, without a copy, shall be filed with the office of public hearings and served in accordance with subsection (b) of this section. Such papers shall not become part of the record.