Section PSC 2.06 - Filing and service(1) FILING. A person shall file any paper authorized or required to be filed by this chapter with the records management unit of the commission between the hours of 7:45 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on a working day. Papers are not considered filed until they are date and time stamped by the records management unit. Persons may file in person or by mail. In addition, persons may file submissions of no greater than 25 pages by facsimile.(2) COPIES. Unless otherwise permitted, a person shall file the original and 20 copies of all papers filed with the commission, except that the records management unit will duplicate, at the expense of the filer, any paper filed by facsimile.(3) SERVICE. (a)1. In a proceeding, parties shall serve upon all other parties, a copy of any paper filed with the commission. In dockets where the commission has ordered or requested written comments, persons filing comments shall serve copies upon the person who filed the request to open the docket.2. The filing of any paper required to be served constitutes a certification by the person making the filing that a copy of such paper has been served.(b) Service shall be made by delivering or mailing a copy. Delivery means handing it to the person; transmitting a copy of the paper by facsimile machine to the person's office; or leaving it at the person's office with a clerk or other person in charge or, if there is no one in charge, leaving it in a conspicuous place at the office; or, if the office is closed or the person to be served has no office, leaving it at his or her dwelling house or usual place of abode with some person of suitable age and discretion then residing at that location. Service by mail is complete upon mailing. Service by facsimile is complete upon transmission.(c) A person may not serve submissions of greater than 25 pages by facsimile. A person shall serve a paper copy of any paper served or filed by facsimile within 2 days of transmission.(4) IMPROPER SERVICE OR FILING. The commission or the administrative law judge may choose not to consider any paper not properly served or filed.(5) ELECTRONIC SERVICE OR FILING. The commission may authorize and establish procedures for electronic filing. Parties may stipulate to accept service of any document electronically, in lieu of service by another method approved in this section. Electronic service is complete upon transmission.Wis. Admin. Code Public Service Commission PSC 2.06
CR 00-187: CR Register June 2002 No. 558, eff. 7-1-02.