Rule 590-3-7-.02 - Filing and Submission of Documents(1) All submissions authorized or required to be filed with the Hearing Officer under the Act and these Rules shall be filed on 81/2 by 11 inch paper with the Hearing Officer's Clerk ("Clerk"). Submissions shall be deemed filed on the date on which they are received by the Clerk, or the official postmark date such document was mailed, properly addressed to the Clerk with postage prepaid, whichever date comes first. Submissions may also be filed by facsimile machine or other approved electronic means designated by the Hearing Officer.(2) The office hours of the Clerk shall be 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except State legal holidays.(3) All submissions shall be signed by the person making the submission, or by said person's attorney or other authorized agent or representative, and shall state the name, address, telephone number and the representative capacity of the person making the submission. The signature of an attorney or party shall constitute a certification that the signer has read the submission and that it is not interposed for delay or any improper purpose.(4) All legal authority referred to, or in any way relied upon, in any submission that is not already a part of the record shall be included in full and may not be incorporated by reference. This requirement does not apply to published decisions of the Georgia appellate courts, the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Georgia Laws, Rules and Regulations published by the Secretary of State of Georgia, or any federal statutes, regulations, or published decisions.(5) Failure to comply with this Rule, or any other requirement of the Act and these Rules relating to the form or content of submissions to be filed, may result in the exclusion from the record, and the consideration by the Hearing Officer, of the non-complying submission. If, on motion by any party or on the Hearing Officer's own motion, the Hearing Officer determines that a submission fails to meet any requirement of the Act and these Rules, the Hearing Officer may direct the Clerk to return the submission by mail together with a reference to the applicable Rule(s). A party whose submission has been returned shall have ten (10) days from the date the submission is mailed back by the Clerk within which to conform the submission to the applicable Rule(s) and refile the submission.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 590-3-7-.02
O.C.G.A. Secs. 10-14-14, 10-14-23.
Original Rule entitled "Filing and Submission of Documents" adopted. F. May 19, 2005; eff. June 8, 2005.