20:10:01:02.05.  Filing of documents. Unless otherwise allowed, any document filed with the commission shall be filed electronically as a .pdf file by accessing the commission's website. If the document is unable to be filed as a .pdf file, the document shall be filed using a widely used file format. Documents larger that eight and one-half by fourteen inches or that otherwise may not be practicably filed by email attachment shall be filed by mail or hand delivery. If a person is requesting confidential treatment of any information, that information shall be filed electronically as a separate document. If a person is unable to file the document electronically due to technical reasons or lack of electronic filing capabilities, the person shall file the original document with the commission by mail or hand delivery and is not required to file electronically. If a person has the computer capability and it is technically feasible, any document that is not filed electronically shall be filed with the commission on a recordable compact disc. These filing requirements apply to all documents unless otherwise specified in this article or required by the commission.

          Source: 18 SDR 26, effective August 7, 1991; 33 SDR 107, effective December 26, 2006.

          General Authority: SDCL 49-1-11(2),(4).

          Law Implemented: SDCL 49-1-11(2),(4).

          Cross-References:

          Contents of consumer complaint, § 20:10:01:07.01.

          Requests for confidential treatment of information, § 20:10:01:41.