California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 4.5 - Division of Workers' Compensation
Subchapter 2 - Workers' Compensation Appeals Board-Rules and Practice Procedure
Article 9 - Filing and Service of Documents
Section 10605 - Time Within Which to Act when a Document is Served by Mail, Fax or E-Mail

Universal Citation: 8 CA Code of Regs 10605

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) When any document is served by mail, fax, e-mail or any method other than personal service, the period of time for exercising or performing any right or duty to act or respond shall be extended by:

(1) Five calendar days from the date of service, if the place of address and the place of mailing of the party, attorney or other agent of record being served is within California;

(2) Ten calendar days from the date of service, if the place of address and the place of mailing of the party, attorney or other agent of record being served is outside of California but within the United States; and

(3) Twenty calendar days from the date of service, if the place of address and the place of mailing of the party, attorney or other agent of record being served is outside the United States.

(b) For purposes of this rule, "place of address and the place of mailing" means the street address or Post Office Box of the party, attorney or other agent of record being served, as reflected in the Official Address Record at the time of service, even if the method of service actually used was fax, e-mail or other agreed-upon method of service.

1. New section filed 12-19-2002; operative 1-1-2003. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Government Code section 11351 (Register 2002, No. 51).
2. Renumbering of former section 10605 to section 10680 and renumbering and amendment of former section 10507 to section 10605 filed 12-17-2019; operative 1-1-2020. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Government Code section 11351 (Register 2019, No. 51).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 133, 5307, 5309 and 5708, Labor Code. Reference: Section 5316, Labor Code.

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