OAR 690-002-0025: Time for Filing Protests for Protests Not Governed by OAR 690-002-0005(2)

(1) Pursuant to the Model Rules of Procedure, a protest is timely filed only if: (a) The protest is filed by the applicable deadline; and (b) The protest includes any statutorily required fees. (2) Pursuant to the Model Rules of Procedure OAR 137-003-0520(1), a protest is considered filed only when actually received by the Department. (3) A person may file a protest by electronic mail to the electronic mail address provided for submission of protests in the notice of agency action or proposed agency action to which the protestant objects. While submittal of documents by electronic mail is preferred, until the Department has an electronic payment system, payments of fees will need to be received by the Department in the mail or in person prior to the deadline. For entities that conduct frequent transactions with the Department, payment may be made through withdrawal of funds from an established customer holding account. Nothing in this section obligates the Department to establish new holding accounts or to continue to provide holding accounts.