OAR 471-041-0065: Filing Dates

(1) Filing dates shall be determined as follows: (a) If delivered in person, the filing date is the date of delivery, as evidenced by the receipt date stamped or written by the public employee who received the document. (b) If mailed, the filing date is the date that the document is deposited in the United States mail in an envelope with first class postage, as evidenced by the postmark affixed to the envelope by the United States Postal Service. (c) If mailed through a carrier other than the United States Postal Service, the filing date is the date that the document is deposited with that carrier, as evidenced by the date affixed to the envelope by that carrier. (d) If faxed, the filing date is the encoded date on the faxed document. (e) If filed by electronic means, the filing date is the encoded date on the electronic document. (2) Where the information specified in section (1) of this rule is missing, unclear, or improbable the filing date is the date that EAB determines to be the most probable date of filing.