D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 15, r. 15-119

Current through Register 71, No. 45, November 7, 2024

Rule 15-119 - ELECTRONIC FILING FORMATS AND DOCUMENT VERIFICATION

119.1

Filings shall conform to the formatting rules set forth in section 113.

119.2

Parties shall submit all filings in text-searchable format converted directly from a word processing program to portable document format (PDF) with the optical character recognition (OCR) feature enabled.

119.3

Parties shall not submit files that are corrupted or contain inserted programs (for example, embedded macros, viruses, and other general file corruptions).

119.4

Parties shall not use auto-date features, which add the current date to the document whenever the file is opened.

119.5

Parties shall not submit files containing hyperlinks to external documents.

119.6

For purposes of electronic filing, the signature on the filing shall be the same as the owner of the user ID and password used to submit the filing. The signature requirement for electronic filings shall cover certificate of service signature requirements, and the signature requirements stated in subsections 104.1(e), 114.1, 114.2, 114.3, 114.4, and 114.5 of this chapter.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 15, r. 15-119

Final Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 8721 (September 20, 2002); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 10631, 10633 (December 16, 2011)

Authority: The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (Commission), pursuant to its authority under D.C. Official Code § 34-802 (2010 Repl.).