- A. Docket. The Board shall open a docket for each hearing. All documents filed in a matter with the Board shall be date stamped on the day received by the Board office and entered in the docket.
- B. Definition. “Documents” include papers such as complaints, answers, motions, responses, notices, and briefs.
- C. Form. A party shall state on the document the name and address of each party served and how service was made under subsection (E). A document shall contain the Board caption and the Board’s docket number.
- D. Signature. A document filed with the Board shall be signed by the party or the party’s attorney. A signature constitutes a certification that the signer has read the document, has a good faith basis for submission of the document, and that it is not filed for the purpose of delay or harassment.
- E. Filing and service. A copy of a document filed with the Board shall be served on all parties. Filing with the Board office and service shall be completed by personal delivery; first-class, certified, or express mail; or facsimile.
F. Date of filing and service. A document is filed with the Board on the date it is received by the Board office, as established by the Board office’s date stamp on the face of the document. A copy of a document is served on a party as follows:
- 1. On the date it is personally served,
- 2. Five days after it is mailed by first-class or express mail,
- 3. On the date of the return receipt if it is mailed by certified mail, or
- 4. On the date indicated on the facsimile transmission.
Historical Note
New Section made by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 1132, effective May 1, 2004 (Supp. 04-1).