{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-86.405","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 86.405","heading":"What are the requirements for filing written submissions?","body":"(a) Any written submission under this subpart must be filed by hand-delivery, by mail, or by facsimile transmission. The Secretary discourages the use of facsimile transmission for documents longer than five pages.\n(b) If a party files a brief or other document, the party shall serve a copy of the filed material on the other party on the filing date by hand-delivery or by mail. If agreed upon by the parties, service of a document may be made upon the other party by facsimile transmission.\n(c) Any written submission must be accompanied by a statement certifying the date that the filed material was filed and served on the other party.\n(d)(1) The filing date for a written submission is the date the document is—\n(i) Hand-delivered;\n(ii) Mailed; or\n(iii) Sent by facsimile transmission.\n(2) If a scheduled filing date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, the filing deadline is the next Federal business day.\n(e) A party filing by facsimile transmission is responsible for confirming that a complete and legible copy of the document was received by the Department.\n(f) If a document is filed by facsimile transmission, the Secretary or the designated Department official, as applicable, may require the filing of a follow-up hard copy by hand-delivery or by mail within a reasonable period of time.","path":["Title 34—Education","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary, Department of Education","PART 86—DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION","Subpart E—Appeal Procedures"],"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":"4903691893a1f5144a443cc4d7523f13eba761d8cbcbf1bf821c395f91930717","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-86.404","next":"us/34-cfr-86.406"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}