SECTION 310:2-21-16. Signatures upon documents filed or submitted

(a)   Any document, correspondence or order submitted to the Office of Administrative Hearings, or to any administrative law judge, shall be typed or printed legibly and shall bear the typed or printed name and the signature of the person who prepared the document or correspondence; the firm name if applicable; the complete mailing and office address, including the zip code; the telephone number, including the area code; and the assigned case number. If the document or correspondence has been prepared by an attorney, the attorney's Oklahoma Bar Association number shall also be listed.

(b)   The signature of an attorney or party constitutes the following:

(1)   a certification that the form, motion or other paper has been read;

(2)   that to the best of the attorney's or party's knowledge, information and belief formed after reasonable inquiry, it is well grounded in fact and is warranted by existing law or a good faith argument for the extension, modification or reversal of existing law; and

(3)   that it is not interposed for any improper purpose, such as to harass or to cause unnecessary delay or needless increase in the cost of litigation.

(c)   Any document or correspondence submitted to the tribunal shall include a certificate of service to all parties.

[Source: Added at 24 Ok Reg 1896, eff 6-25-07; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2496, eff 7-25-10]