N.H. Admin. Code § Rko 206.03 - Delivery of Documents

(a) Unless otherwise specified by these rules or by order of the presiding officer:

(1) Copies of all motions, exhibits, memoranda, or other items filed with the office shall be delivered to all other persons who have filed an appearance, unless disclosure of the material at issue, or a portion thereof, or disclosure to a particular recipient:

a. Would be prohibited by law;

b. Would be prohibited by an enforceable code of professional conduct to which the person making the filing is subject; or

c. Is claimed by the party making the filing to be confidential as to a person who has filed an appearance, and an order has been issued in the case which acknowledges that fact.

(b) Unless otherwise agreed between the persons, delivery to other persons in a case shall be made by:

(1) Depositing the communication into the United States mail in an envelope bearing:

a. The name of the person intended to receive the document;

b. The mailing address provided to the office on the person's appearance, if any;

c. The return address of the sender; and

d. Sufficient, prepaid postage for the mailing;

(2) Hand - delivery; or

(3) Verified mail.

(c) All notices, orders, decisions or other documents issued by the presiding officer to one party in a case shall be copied delivered to all parties and intervenors, or their representatives, if any, unless the disclosure of the material at issue, or a portion thereof:

(1) Would be prohibited by law; or

(2) Involves information that is confidential in nature.

(d) Unless electronic filing is available pursuant to Rko 203.02, delivery of documents to the office shall be made by:

(1) Hand-delivery at the office location specified in Rko 102.02;

(2) Verified mail; or

(3) Depositing the communication into the United States mail in an envelope bearing:

a. The name of the person intended to receive the document;

b. The office's address as set forth in Rko 102.02;

c. The return address of the sender; and

d. Sufficient, prepaid postage for the mailing.

(e) Documents deposited into the United States first class mail as specified in paragraph (d) above and not returned to the sender shall be rebuttably presumed to have been received.

(f) When a party or intervenor appears through a representative, delivery of a document to the party or intervenor's representative, either in hand or by delivery to the address stated on the appearance filed by the representative, shall constitute delivery to the party or intervenor.

Notes

N.H. Admin. Code § Rko 206.03

Derived from Number 19, Filed May 9, 2024, Proposed by #13921, Effective 5/20/2024.