D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 3-5504

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 24, June 14, 2024

Rule 3-5504 - SERVICE OF PAPERS

5504.1

Any paper required to be served upon a party shall be served upon him or her or upon the representative designated by him or her, or on any person otherwise designated by law to receive service of papers.

5504.2

When a party has appeared through an attorney or representative, service shall be made upon the attorney or representative of record.

5504.3

Service may be made by personal delivery, by mail, by email, or as otherwise authorized by law.

5504.4

Service upon a party shall be completed as follows:

(a) By personal delivery, on handing the paper to the person to be served, or leaving it at his or her office with his or her administrative assistant or time clerk or other person in charge or, if there is no one in charge, leaving it in a conspicuous place in the office; or, if the office is closed or the person to be served has no office, by leaving it at his or her usual place of residence with some person of suitable age and discretion then residing in that place;

(b) By email, by sending the paper electronically to his or her District Government email address or to the email address of his or her attorney or representative as listed on the written appearance submitted pursuant to § 5503.

(c) By mail, on deposit in the United States mail, properly stamped and addressed; or

(d) Upon being served in the specific manner prescribed by an order of the Board made in any proceeding.

5504.5

Where there are numerous parties to a proceeding, by written order the Board may make special provisions regarding the service of papers.

5504.6

Proof of service, stating the name and address of the person on whom served and the manner and date of service, shall be shown for each document served.

5504.7

Proof of service may be made by any of the following means:

(a) Written acknowledgment of the party served or his or her attorney of record;

(b) The certificate of the attorney of record if he or she has made the service; or

(c) The certificate of the person making the service.

5504.8

For the purposes of this chapter, the phrase "filing with the Board," means the delivery to, and receipt by, the Chairperson of the Board or the Board's attorney, of pleadings and other papers.

5504.9

All documents filed with the Board relating to a hearing or formal investigation shall bear a caption which identifies the subject of the investigation, the Board's case or reference number, and the title of the pleading or document.

5504.10

All documents filed with the Board shall be printed on letter-sized paper using a font no smaller than 12 point.

D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 3-5504

Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 747 (January 25, 2013); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 10535 (8/16/2019)

Authority: Section 209 of the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability Establishment and Comprehensive Ethics Reform Amendment Act of 2011, effective April 27, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-124; D.C. Official Code § 1-1161.01 et seq.) (2012 Supp.)).