OAR 839-050-0030: Service of Documents

(1) Except as otherwise provided in ORS 652.332(1), the charging document will be served on the party or the party's representative by personal service or by United States Postal Service registered or certified mail. Service of a charging document is complete upon the earlier of: (a) Receipt by the party or the party's representative; or (b) Mailing when sent by United States Postal Service registered or certified mail to the correct address of the party or the party's representative. (2) All other documents may be served on the party or the party's representative by: (a) Personal service; (b) United States Postal Service mail to the last known address in the Agency's file for the subject case; or (c) Email to a person who has consented to email service in writing, at an email address identified by the person. (3) Service of a document other than the charging document is complete upon personal service, official United States Postal Service postmark date, or email service when a person has consented to email service, whichever occurs earlier. (4) Any participant to a contested case proceeding filing a document with the Forum will serve a copy of such document upon all other participants or their representatives. (5) A participant whose mailing or email address changes must notify the Contested Case Coordinator in writing within 10 days of such change with a copy to all other participants; otherwise, the Contested Case Coordinator, the Forum, and the Agency will presume the address on file to be correct. (6) For the purpose of this rule, the term "participant" or “party” does not include an aggrieved person intervening in a proceeding involving a complaint alleging an unlawful practice under ORS 659A.145 or 659A.421 or discrimination under federal housing law, or an aggrieved person named in a commissioner’s complaint.