Section 250-RICR-20-00-1.4 - TimeA. Timely filing. Papers required or permitted to be filed under these Regulations, or any provision of the applicable law must be filed at the Department, Division or office or such other place as the Director shall designate within the time limits for such filings as are set by Department Regulation, the Director, or other provision of law. Papers filed in the following manner shall be deemed filed as set forth herein:1. Hand-delivery: Papers hand delivered during regular business hours shall be deemed filed on the date of hand-delivery. Papers delivered by hand at times other than during regular business hours shall be deemed filed on the next regular business day.2. Mailing: Papers deposited in the U.S. Mail shall be deemed filed on the date stamped as received by the Department. In the event that no date stamp by the Department appears, papers shall be deemed filed on the date so postmarked. All papers shall show the date received by the Director and/or the Hearing Officer.3. Telecopying: Papers filed by facsimile or telecopier shall not be accepted for filing.B. Computation of Time. Unless otherwise specifically provided by law or these Rules, computation of any time period referred to in these Rules, shall begin with the first (1st) day following the act which initiates the running of the time period. The last day of the time period so computed is to be included unless itis a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday or any other day on which the office of the Director is closed, in which event the period shall run until the end of the regular business hours of the next following business day. When the time period is less than seven (7) days, intervening days when the Department is closed shall be excluded in the computation.C. Extension of Time. It shall be within the discretion of the Director, for good cause shown, to extend any time limit contained in these Rules, unless precluded by statute. All requests for extensions of time shall be made before the expiration of the original or previously extended time period.250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-20-00-1.4
Amended effective 4/10/2022