- (a) Any document shall be deemed filed only when actually received by the director of hearings and appeals, the assigned hearings examiner, or the designated docket clerk.
- (b) Documents may be filed by mail if sent by certified United States mail, return receipt requested, or by an overnight courier service. A document shall be deemed timely filed if it is mailed on the filing deadline as evidenced by a legible postmark placed on the envelope by the United States Postal Service and the document was received by the director of hearings, the hearings examiner, or the designated docket clerk by the close of business on the third calendar day following the filing deadline.
- (c) Facsimile transmission of pleadings by telecopier to the Division of Hearings, in proper form, containing a facsimile of the signature of the party representative filing the pleading, constitutes filing. Parties shall not mail a duplicate of the transmitted document. Filing by facsimile completed after midnight Austin time shall be deemed filed on the following business day.
Source Note:The provisions of this §157.1050 adopted to be effective April 7, 1993, 18 TexReg 1928.