FILE.

A. When any document is required to be filed by the provisions of the Employment Security Act of 1980 or the rules promulgated under the authority of the Employment Security Act of 1980 with the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, any of its representatives, or the Board of Review for the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, the term "file", "files", or "filed" shall be defined as follows:

1. Hand-delivered to the central administrative office of the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission by the close of business on or before the date due;

2. Telefaxed to the telefax number indicated on the determination letter, order or other document issued by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission by midnight on or before the date due. Timely telefaxing shall be determined by the date and time recorded by the Commission's telefax equipment;

3. Mailed with sufficient postage and properly addressed to the address indicated on the determination letter, order or other document issued by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission on or before the date due. Timely mailing shall be determined by the postmark. If there is no proof from the post office of the date of mailing, the date of receipt by the Commission shall constitute the date of filing; or

4. Electronically transmitted via data lines to the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, as directed by the instructions on the determination letter, order or other document issued by the Commission, by midnight on or before the date due. Timely transmission shall be determined by the Commission's transmission log file.

B. If the Employment Security Act of 1980 or the rules promulgated under the Employment Security Act of 1980 require that a document be filed with a court or any other agency of this state, the term "file", "files" or "filed" shall be defined by the statutes, rules or practice governing that court or agency.

Added by Laws 1997, c. 30, § 5, eff. July 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 161, § 3, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2005, c. 182, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2007, c. 354, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2008, c. 132, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2008; Laws 2013, c. 71, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.