Section 8 AAC 57.050 - Filing and service by electronic mail and facsimile transmission(a) A party may file a document with the commission by electronic mail or facsimile transmission.(b) A document filed by electronic mail must be attached in portable document format (.pdf) to the electronic mail message. A party filing a document by electronic mail shall include in the subject line of the electronic mail (1) the commission's case number;(3) a brief description of the document to be filed.(c) A document filed by facsimile transmission must include a cover sheet that includes (1) the commission's case number;(3) a list of each document to be filed; and(4) the total number of pages being transmitted.(d) A document that is filed by (1) electronic mail is considered complete upon receipt of the entire document at the commission's electronic mail address, unless the document is received on a Saturday, on a Sunday, on a legal holiday, or after 5:00 p.m. Alaska time, in which event the document is considered filed on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday; or(2) facsimile transmission is considered complete upon receipt of the entire document by the commission's facsimile machine, unless the document is received on a Saturday, on a Sunday, on a legal holiday, or after 5:00 p.m. Alaska time, in which event the document is considered filed on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.(e) It is the filing party's responsibility to verify that a document that is filed with the commission by either electronic mail or facsimile transmission is complete and legible. The commission is not responsible for verifying that a document that is filed electronically was received correctly, is legible, or includes all the transmitted pages. The commission is not responsible for any technical problem that may occur as a party files a document electronically.(f) A party who files a document by electronic mail or facsimile transmission shall keep the original of the document so that the original is available to resolve any question of completeness or authenticity.(g) A party may serve a document on another party by electronic mail or facsimile transmission if the party being served has filed with the commission, and served on any other party, a written notice of consent to service by (1) electronic mail, including the recipient's electronic mail address; or(2) facsimile transmission, including the recipient's facsimile number.(h) An attorney filing a consent to service by electronic mail may designate an electronic mail address for the attorney and one more either for a legal assistant, for a paralegal, or as a general service electronic mail address.(i) A document that is served by (1) electronic mail is considered complete upon receipt of the entire document at the recipient's electronic mail address, unless the document is received on a Saturday, on a Sunday, on a legal holiday, or after 5:00 p.m. Alaska time, in which event the document is considered served on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday; or(2) facsimile transmission is considered complete upon receipt of the entire document by the recipient's facsimile machine, unless the document is received on a Saturday, on a Sunday, on a legal holiday, or after 5:00 p.m. Alaska time, in which event the document is considered served on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.Eff. 12/5/2005, Register 176; am 3/27/2011, Register 197; am 2/4/2024, Register 249, April 2024The commission's office is located at 3301 Eagle Street, Suite 305, Anchorage, Alaska 99503. The commission's telephone number is (907) 269-6738; facsimile number is (907) 269-6737; electronic mail address is awcac.clerk@alaska.gov; and website is www.tabor.alaska.gov/WCcomm.
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AS 23.30.128