35 Miss. Code. R. 101-4.5 - Filing of Documents with the Board

A. The date of filing of a document required by statute, regulation or the Board to be filed with the Executive Director and/or the Board shall be the date of actual receipt of the document in the office of the Board. The date stamped on the document by the Executive Director or other Board employee as the date received by the Board office shall be considered the date of receipt by the Executive Director and/or the Board.

B. Documents received in the office of the Board between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., central time, on a business day will be stamped as received by the Executive Director or other Board employee on that day. Documents sent by electronic transmission will be considered received based on the date and time indicated by the Board's fax machine or computer for receipt of such electronic transmission. Any electronic transmission which is indicated by the Board's fax machine or computer to have been received after 5:00 p.m., central time, on a business day or at any time on a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or other day on which the Board's office is closed shall be stamped as received on the next business day.

C. If a document is filed with the Executive Director or Board by e-mail, the document, including any exhibits and attachments to the document, shall be attached to the e-mail as a PDF file or a Word file. The use of any other format for attachment of documents to an e-mail is subject to the approval of the Executive Director.

D. When a document is filed with the Executive Director or Board by electronic transmission, the original document and such copies of the original which are required to be filed with the original document shall be mailed or hand delivered to the Executive Director no later than the next business day.

E. When a party or the party's designated representative sends a document to the Executive Director and/or the Board for filing, the party shall bear the risk of the method chosen for delivery and/or transmission of the document to the Executive Director and/or to the Board. The failure of a document being actually received by the Executive Director and/or the Board in the Board's office by the date set for the filing of the document shall not be excused even when caused by an unexpected delay or failure in delivery and/or transmission of the document by the method chosen, including, but not limited to, delays and/or failures to deliver and/or transmit the document by a courier service, the US mail, another delivery service (FedEx, UPS, etc.), fax machine or e-mail.

F. Unless otherwise ordered by the Board or directed by the Executive Director, any party filing a document with the Executive Director and/or the Board in regard to an administrative appeal shall file an original and three (3) copies of the document.

G. Any document filed with Executive Director and/or the Board shall be in English or an English translation shall be included with any document that is not in English.

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35 Miss. Code. R. 101-4.5

Miss. Code Ann. § 27-4-3(1)(a)(Rev. 2010)