Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: October 10, 2024) |
Title 34 - Education |
Subtitle B - Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education |
Chapter III - Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education |
Part 300 - Assistance to States for the Education of Children With Disabilities |
Subpart E - Procedural Safeguards Due Process Procedures for Parents and Children |
Department Procedures |
§ 300.585 - Filing requirements.
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(a) Any written submission under §§ 300.581-300.585 must be filed by hand-delivery, by mail, or by facsimile transmission. The Secretary discourages the use of facsimile transmission for documents longer than five pages.
(b) The filing date under paragraph (a) of this section is the date the document is—
(1) Hand-delivered;
(2) Mailed; or (3) Sent by facsimile transmission.
(c) A party filing by facsimile transmission is responsible for confirming that a complete and legible copy of the document was received by the Department.
(d) If a document is filed by facsimile transmission, the Secretary, the Hearing Official, or the Panel, as applicable, may require the filing of a follow-up hard copy by hand-delivery or by mail within a reasonable period of time.
(e) If agreed upon by the parties, service of a document may be made upon the other party by facsimile transmission.