Section 2520.40  Filing with the Department

Documents required to be filed with the Department shall be deemed filed when received, if hand-delivered or telefaxed, except that requests for review filed pursuant to Section 2520.573 of this Part, replies to requests for review and surreplies to replies filed pursuant to Section 2520.583 of this Part, and requests for extensions of time to file such pleadings pursuant to Section 2520.580 of this Part may not be telefaxed.  An item delivered by the U.S. Postal Service shall be deemed to have been filed when postmarked, properly addressed and posted for delivery.  An item delivered by a private delivery service shall be deemed to have been filed on the date sent as indicated on the label, or in the absence of such a date on the label, shall be deemed filed on the date received.

(Source:  Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. 804, effective December 28, 2004)