R151-4-401. Filing

After the commencement of an adjudicative proceeding under Section 63G-4-201, filing by the parties shall be conducted as follows: (1)(a) Any pleading or motion shall be filed with the department or division where the adjudicative proceeding is conducted and maintains the official file. (b) Section R151-4-512 governs the filing of discovery documents. (2)(a) A filing of a motion or a pleading that is not a request for agency review may be accomplished by: (i) hand delivery of a paper copy; (ii) first class or certified mail, postage prepaid, of a paper copy; or (iii) attachment to electronic mail. (b) A filing of a request for agency review may be accomplished by: (i) hand delivery of a paper copy; (ii) first class or certified mail, postage prepaid, of a paper copy; or (iii) attachment to electronic mail, but only if, on the same day, the person filing the request for agency review also mails the document to the commissioner, as evidenced by a postmark. (c)(i) A filing by hand delivery or first class or certified mail is complete when it is received and date stamped by the department or division, as applicable. (ii) A filing by electronic mail is complete upon transmission, if: (A) compliant with Subsection (1); (B) completed and received by the department or a division, as applicable, no later than 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time on the date due; and (C) the recipient receives the complete document. (d) The burden is on the party filing the document to ensure that a filing is properly completed.