2023 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 40. Labor
§40-1-224. File.
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A. For purposes of this section, "OESC 2020-21 business process transformation" means a change from paper process to integrated digital technology. Upon completion of the OESC 2020-21 business process transformation, electronic e-filing will be the Commission's preferred filing method for tendering and receiving documents. All claimants and employers tendering documents to the Commission will be expected to tender the documents electronically. If the claimant or employer has elected to utilize other means of transmittal, it will be the responsibility of the claimant or employer to notify the Commission of this preference.
B. When the provisions of the Employment Security Act of 1980 or the rules promulgated under the authority of the act require any document to be filed with the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission or its affiliate entities, the term "file", "files", or "filed" shall mean:
1. Hand delivery to the central administrative office of the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission by the close of business on or before the date due;
2. Mailing by means calculated to ensure receipt by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission on or before the date due. Timely mailing shall be determined by the United States Postal Service postmark. If there is no such legible postmark, the date of receipt by the Commission shall constitute the date of filing;
3. Electronic e-filing to the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, as directed by the instructions on the determination letter, order or other document issued by the Commission, by midnight on or before the date due. Timely transmission shall be determined by the Commission's transmission log file; or
4. Digital portal filing by midnight on or before the date due. Timely transmission shall be determined by the Commission's transmission log file.
C. If the Employment Security Act of 1980 or the rules promulgated under the Employment Security Act of 1980 require that a document be filed with a court or any other agency of this state, the term "file", "files" or "filed" shall be defined by the statutes, rules or practice governing that court or agency.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 30, § 5, eff. July 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 161, § 3, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2005, c. 182, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2007, c. 354, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2008, c. 132, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2008; Laws 2013, c. 71, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2021, c. 424, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2021; Laws 2022, c. 360, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
