Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 40 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Part I - Workers' Compensation Administration
Subpart 3 - Hearing Rules
Chapter 57 - Actions
Subchapter A - General Provisions
Section I-5701 - Prescription; Filing Procedure

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-5701

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. Prescription periods shall be as set forth in R.S. 23:1031.1.E, F, I, 1209, and 1234. Time limits shall be calculated from the date of mailing as shown by the post mark, other proof of mailing, the date a facsimile or electronic transmission (with verified signature) is received.

B. All pleadings filed with the court may be filed by facsimile transmission or electronic transmission (with verified signature) to the assigned facsimile number or electronic address of the district of proper venue. A facsimile or electronic transmission (with verified signature), when filed, has the same force and effect as the original. If the party fails to comply with the requirements of Paragraph C of this Section, a facsimile filing shall have no force or effect.

C.

1. Within seven days, exclusive of legal holidays, after the district office or the records management division has received a facsimile transmission, the party filing the document shall forward the following to the district office or records manager:
a. the original signed document;

b. the applicable filing fee, if any per §6605, Fees, of this Part; and

c. a transmission fee of $5 in addition to $5 for the first 5 pages and $2.50 for each page thereafter.

D. Upon receipt in the office, the pleading or forms and any other correspondence shall be stamped with the date of receipt by the appropriate court personnel.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 23:1310.1.

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