- (a) All complaints, petitions, motions, and replies filed with the board shall be signed by the proponent of the document or, if the party appears by a representative, by the representative.
(b) The proponent’s signature on a document filed with the board shall constitute a 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 and sufficient grounds to support it; and
- (4) The document has not been filed for purposes of delay or harassment.
- (c) A signature shall not be required for complaints, petitions, motions, and replies filed with the board in a non-written alternative format under Int 205.02. The deaf or hard-of-hearing person shall meet the signature requirement in this section by certifying that the non-written document meets all the requirements of Int 205.03(b)(1)-(4) at the time the document is made.
Source. #10040-A, eff 12-16-11 (from Int 204.03); ss by #10359, eff 6-14-13