Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 120-2-2-.13 - Form and Content of Filed Documents; Privacy Protections for Filings
1.
Necessary
Information. A filed document must state clearly:
a. the name of the Department;
b. the name of the adjudication;
c. the name and designation (such as
"applicant" "petitioner," or "respondent") of the filing party;
d. the type of filing (e.g., petition,
notice, motion to dismiss, etc.);
e. any assigned docket number of the case;
and
f. the filing party's or other
filing person's address, telephone number, fax number (if any), and email
address (if any).
2.
Specifications.
a. All filed
documents created by a party must:
i. be 8 by
11 inches in size except, when necessary, tables, charts, and other attachments
may be larger if folded to the size of the filed documents to which they are
physically attached;
ii. be only on
one side of the page and be typewritten, printed, or otherwise reproduced in
permanent and plainly legible form;
iii. be double-spaced except for footnotes
and long quotations, which may be single-spaced;
iv. have a left margin of at least 11/2
inches and other margins of at least 1 inch; and
v. be bound on the left side, if
bound.
b. Illegible
documents will not be accepted.
c.
All documents must be in the English language or, if in a foreign language,
accompanied by an authenticated English translation.
3.
Confidentiality and Privacy
Protections.
a. Unless the Department
orders otherwise, in an electronic or paper filing with the Department that
contains an individual's social-security number, driver's license number,
passport number, taxpayer-identification number, birthdate, an individual's
mother's maiden name, the name of an individual known to be a minor, an
individual's physical or email address, an individual's telephone number, or a
financial-account or credit-card number, a party or nonparty making the filing
may include only
i. the last four digits of
any social-security number and any taxpayer-identification number;
ii. the year of an individual's
birth;
iii. the first letter of an
individual's mother's maiden name;
iv. the city, state, and country of an
individual's physical address;
v. a
minor's initials; and
vi. the last
four digits of the financial-account or credit-card number.
b. The redaction requirement under
this subsection does not apply to the record of a court or other tribunal, if
that record was not subject to a redaction requirement when Originally
filed.
c. The Adjudicator may order
that a filing be made under seal with or without redaction. The Adjudicator may
later unseal the filing or may order the person who made the filing to file a
redacted version for the public administrative record. The Department must
retain the unredacted copy as part of the administrative record.
d. For good cause, the Adjudicator may order
redaction of additional information, including national security,
business-proprietary, medical, or other sensitive personal
information.
e. A person waives the
protection of this subsection as to the person's own information by filing it
without redaction and not under seal.
4.
Signature. The original of
every filed document must be signed by the submitting party or its attorney or
other authorized representative of record. Except as otherwise provided, filed
documents need not be verified or accompanied by an affidavit. The signature
constitutes a certification by the signing person that (s)he has read the filed
document, that to the best of her/his knowledge, information, and belief the
statements made therein are true, that it is not interposed for delay, and that
it complies with this rule.
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