{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-81.12","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 81.12","heading":"Filing requirements.","body":"(a) Method of filing. (1) Any written submission to an ALJ or the OALJ under this part, including pleadings, petitions, and motions, must be filed by submission to OES unless a party shows the ALJ good cause why its written submission cannot be filed electronically. A party filing electronically is responsible for ensuring that a complete and legible document was successfully submitted in a format for electronic filing permitted under OHA procedures.\n(2) If the ALJ permits a party to file a written submission in paper format, the filing party must file the written submission with the ALJ or the OALJ by hand-delivery or regular mail.\n(b) Filing date. (1) The filing date for a written submission to an ALJ or the OALJ is the date the document is—\n(i) Submitted to OES; or\n(ii) Hand-delivered or mailed, if the ALJ has permitted the written submission to be filed in paper format.\n(2) If a scheduled filing date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, the filing deadline is the next business day.\n(c) Service to other parties. (1) The filing of a written submission to OES constitutes service on other parties.\n(2) If a party is permitted by the ALJ to file a written submission in paper format, the party must serve a copy of the written submission on the other party on the filing date by hand-delivery or regular mail. Any such written submission to the ALJ or OALJ must be accompanied by a statement certifying that the material was served on the other party on the filing date.","path":["Title 34—Education","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary, Department of Education","PART 81—GENERAL EDUCATION PROVISIONS ACT—ENFORCEMENT","Subpart A—General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-34.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:40Z","sha256":"8827e9bf384e25ef90b9aa8616eec48bd0d1e91ab1de2eeef08c8150a2b76dc1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-81.11","next":"us/34-cfr-81.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}