(1) For purposes of this section "documents" means pleadings, briefs, exhibits, or other materials requested or relevant to an adjudicative proceeding.

(2) Filing. Filing is the act of delivering documents to the adjudicative clerk's office.

(a) A party must file with the adjudicative clerk's office documents required or allowed pursuant to this chapter.

(b) Unless otherwise provided by law, documents must be filed by:

(i) Hand delivery to the adjudicative clerk's office;

(ii) First class, registered, or certified mail; or

(iii) Fax transmission where copies are mailed simultaneously.

(d) Filing is effective when the documents are received by the adjudicative clerk's office during normal business hours. For documents received after 5:00 p.m. on a business day or on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the filing is effective the next business day.

(3) Service. Service is the act of delivering a document to a party or a party's designated representative.

(a) Unless otherwise provided by law, documents must be served by:

(i) Personal service;

(ii) First class, registered, or certified mail; or

(iii) Fax transmission where copies are mailed simultaneously.

(b) A party must serve copies of documents required or allowed by this chapter prior to or simultaneously with filing the original document with the adjudicative clerk's office.

(i) Personally served;

(ii) Properly stamped, addressed, and deposited in the United States mail; or

(iii) Successfully transmitted by fax and properly stamped and addressed copies are deposited in the United States mail.

(d) A party may prove service by filing in compliance with this chapter any of the following:

(i) An acknowledgment of service; or

(ii) A certificate of service including the date the documents were served, the parties upon whom served, the signature of the serving party, and a statement specifying which type of service was used.

(e) Service on a licensee, applicant, or a person requesting an adjudicative proceeding will be made at the last known address provided to the department in accordance with WAC 246-12-310, unless the program has actual knowledge of a different correct address for the person being served.

PDFWAC 246-10-109

Filing and service of documents.