Section 186-3-11 - Filing1.Electronic Filing. All correspondence, motions, complaints and any other documents filed with the Board may be filed electronically via internet transmission to the Board's general email address, ldrb@maine.gov, in the manner provided for in this section.2.Electronic Filing Procedure. All documents filed electronically must be filed pursuant to the following procedure. A. The filing shall include an email correspondence to the Board that identifies the name of the person or representative making the filing and the name of the party in whose name the document is being filed.B. Documents filed electronically must be in Microsoft Word® or PDF format and must be capable of being readily printed or otherwise reproduced clearly and legibly on paper 8 and 1/2 inches by 11 inches in size. Documents for filing must be included as an attachment to the email required in paragraph A.C. When a signature is required for a document to be filed with the Board, the document must either be signed by hand and scanned as a PDF file or must be signed electronically in the following format: "/s/ [signatory's name]."D. Documents submitted to the individual email addresses of Board members, the executive director, or other staff members shall be deemed not filed.3.Filing Date. A document submitted to the Board electronically will be deemed to be filed or received on the date and time in which the Board received the document at the Board's general email address, ldrb@maine.gov, in accordance with this section. A document will be considered filed on a certain day if it is received electronically as of 11:59 p.m. on that day. The date and time that a document has been received electronically will be noted in a Notice of Electronic Filing, which will be sent by the Board electronically to the filing party.4.Filing by Mail, Delivery Service or Hand Delivery. Parties who do not wish to submit documents electronically may submit documents by mail, delivery service or hand delivery. A party may hand deliver a document for filing at the Maine Labor Relations Board's office, by prior arrangement, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Monday through Friday, excepting dates on which the office is closed due to State holidays, extreme weather or emergency.12-186 C.M.R. ch. 3, § 11