34 C.F.R. § 81.12 Filing requirements.
Title 34 - Education
(a) Any written submission to an ALJ or the OALJ under this part must be filed by hand-delivery, by mail, or by facsimile transmission. The Secretary discourages the use of facsimile transmission for documents longer than five pages. (b) If a party files a brief or other document with an ALJ or the OALJ, the party shall serve a copy of the filed material on the other party on the filing date by hand-delivery or by mail. If agreed upon by the parties, service of a document may be made upon the other party by facsimile transmission. (c) Any written submission to an ALJ or the OALJ must be accompanied by a statement certifying the date that the filed material was filed and served on the other party. (d)(1) The filing date for a written submission to an ALJ or the OALJ is the date the document is— (i) Hand-delivered; (ii) Mailed; or (iii) Sent by facsimile transmission. (2) If a scheduled filing date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, the filing deadline is the next business day. (e) A party filing by facsimile transmission is responsible for confirming that a complete and legible copy of the document was received by the Department. (f) If a document is filed by facsimile transmission, a follow-up hard copy must be filed by hand-delivery or by mail within a reasonable period of time. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e–3, 1234(f)(1), and 3474(a)) [54 FR 19512, May 5, 1989, as amended at 57 FR 56795, Nov. 30, 1992]
Title 34: Education
PART 81—GENERAL EDUCATION PROVISIONS ACT—ENFORCEMENT
Subpart A—General Provisions
§ 81.12 Filing requirements.
