Minnesota Administrative Rules

9800.0320 FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION.

Subpart 1.

Documents accepted; date and time of filing.

A.

A party is authorized to file, by facsimile transmission, any document not listed in subpart 2. Filing shall be deemed complete on the date and at the time that the facsimile transmission is received by the court. The filed facsimile will have the same force and effect as the original.

B.

Within five days after the court has received the transmission, the party filing the document must electronically file, mail, or deliver the original signed document to the court. Upon failure to do so, the court may make such orders as are just, including dismissal of the motion or application to which the document filed by facsimile transmission relates.

Subp. 2.

Documents not accepted.

A party must not file any of the following documents by facsimile transmission:

A.

a notice of appeal or cross appeal;

B.

a brief or memorandum of law;

C.

an application to set aside an award and grant a new hearing or any responsive pleadings thereto; or

D.

any other document exceeding 15 pages in length, including any attachments thereto.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 175A.07; 176.2611; 176.285; 176.361

History:

19 SR 1131; 49 SR 1107

Published Electronically:

April 21, 2025