Rule 106 - Serving Documents After Service of Case Initiating Documents(a) Application of This Rule. After service of the initial petition, charging document, or other case-initiating document that is assigned a new case number, a party who files a document with the court must provide a copy of that document to the other parties in the manner stated in this rule, unless another juvenile rule or court order provides otherwise.(b) Methods of Service. Except for documents that are confidential, including documents deemed confidential under Rule 215 or Supreme Court Rule 123, or documents that are filed under seal, a complete and exact copy of every document that a party files with the court must be provided to every other party or the party's attorney, before or promptly after the document is filed, by one of the following methods. (1)Serving an Attorney. If a party is represented by an attorney, service under this rule must be made on the attorney unless the court orders otherwise or a specific rule requires service on the party.(2)Methods of Service. A document is served on a person under this rule by: (A) handing it to the person;(B) mailing it by U.S. mail or other national courier service to the person's last known address, in which event service is completed upon mailing;(C) delivering it by any other means, including electronic means other than that described in subpart (b)(2)(D), if the recipient consents in writing to that method of service or if the court orders service in that manner, in which event service is complete upon transmission;(D) transmitting it through an electronic filing service provider approved by the Administrative Office of the Courts as provided in ACJA § 1-901, or by email if the recipient is an attorney of record in the action, in which event service is complete upon transmission; or(E) leaving it for the person: (i) if the person is represented by an attorney, at the attorney's office with a responsible person or other person in charge or, if no one is in charge, in a conspicuous place in the attorney's office; or(ii) if the person is not represented by an attorney, at the person's dwelling or usual place of abode with someone of suitable age and discretion who resides there.(c) Noting the Method of Service. On the last page of a document filed with the court, the party serving a document under this rule must state the date and method used to serve the other parties. For first class mailing, the date stated must be the date that it was deposited in the mail with first class postage. A statement of service may be in the following form: "A copy has been or will be mailed/emailed/hand-delivered [select one]
"on [insert date] to:
"Name of opposing party or attorney
"Physical or email address of opposing party or attorney"
(d) Documents That Are Not Filed with the Court. A party must serve copies of the following documents on every other party as required by this rule, but those documents are not filed with the court unless the court orders otherwise: (2) discovery requests and responses, including notices of depositions, interrogatories, requests for production, and requests for admissions, as well as responses to those requests.Amended Dec. 8, 2021, effective 7/1/2022; amended August 22, 2024, effective 8/22/2024.