[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR498.211]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
               CHAPTER III--SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 498_CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES, ASSESSMENTS AND RECOMMENDED EXCLUSIONS
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Sec. 498.211  Form, filing and service of papers.

    (a) Form. (1) Unless the ALJ directs the parties to do otherwise, 
documents filed with the ALJ will include an original and two copies.
    (2) Every document filed in the proceeding will contain a caption 
setting forth the title of the action, the case number, and a 
designation of the pleading or paper.
    (3) Every document will be signed by, and will contain the address 
and telephone number of the party or the person on whose behalf the 
document was filed, or his or her representative.
    (4) Documents are considered filed when they are mailed.
    (b) Service. A party filing a document with the ALJ will, at the 
time of filing, serve a copy of such document on every other party. 
Service upon any party of any document will be made by delivering a 
copy, or placing a copy of the document in the United States mail, 
postage prepaid and addressed, or with a private delivery service, to 
the party's last known address. When a party is represented by an 
attorney, service will be made upon such attorney. Proof of service 
should accompany any document filed with the ALJ.
    (c) Proof of service. A certificate of the individual serving the 
document by personal delivery or by mail, setting forth the manner of 
service, will be proof of service.

[61 FR 65470, Dec. 13, 1996]