Section Env-C 204.08 - Filing and Service of Documents; Signatures(a) Any participant wishing to file any written document(s) for inclusion in the record of an adjudicative proceeding shall deliver the original and one copy of the document to the presiding officer.(b) Any document so filed shall: (1) Specify the docket number assigned by the department to the matter; and(2) Be signed by the participant filing the document or by that participant's representative.(c) The signature of the participant or participant's representative shall constitute certification that:(1) The signer has read the document;(2) The signer is authorized to file it;(3) To the best of the signer's knowledge, information, and belief, there are good grounds to support it; and(4) The document has not been filed for purposes of delay or harassment.(d) Any person filing any document as provided in (a), above, shall serve the document on all other participants of record by delivering a copy of the document to such participants by one of the methods specified in (f), below, at the time the document is filed.(e) The person filing the document shall also file a statement certifying that copies have been or are being delivered to all other participants as required by this section.(f) Delivery of documents pursuant to this section shall be by:(1) Delivery in hand to the recipient or, if the recipient is unavailable, to the recipient's representative, in which case the person delivering the document shall sign a statement indicating the date and time of delivery and the identityof the person receiving the document;(2) First class mail to the recipient, postage prepaid, in which case a certificate of mailing shall be obtained by the person sending the document;(3) Certified mail to the recipient, return receipt requested;(4) Unites States Postal Service express delivery service to the recipient; or(5) Private express delivery service, such as Federal Express or UPS, to the recipient.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-C 204.08
#6960, eff 3-25-99; ss by #8851-A, eff 3-25-07