SECTION 240:10-1-5. Filing by electronic means

(a)   If an individual or entity files a document by electronic means, this shall constitute implied consent for the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission to notify and deliver documents to that party by the same electronic means.

(b)   An individual or entity who files by electronic means shall retain the original source document in its possession or control for a period of four (4) years and during the pendency of any legal proceedings involving the document, whichever is longer. The document shall be retained in exactly the same format and content as transmitted and shall be produced upon request by the Commission, an administrative law judge or any party to the legal proceedings. Upon failure to produce the original source document when requested, the Commission or an administrative law judge may refuse to consider the document as a properly filed instrument.

(c)   The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission shall not be responsible for events that disrupt or render impossible the receipt of documents transmitted electronically.

[Source: Added at 29 Ok Reg 459, eff 5-15-12]