Sec.1-92-29a. Filing and maintenance of papers related to hearings

(a) For purposes of this section, the term “paper” means a document, other than a document a party intends to introduce as evidence at a hearing, that is filed with the Office of State Ethics during the course of, and relating to, a hearing conducted under section 1-82 or 1-93 of the Connecticut General Statutes (i.e., a pleading or memorandum).

(b) Except for papers relating to the settlement of contested case proceedings, any paper, howsoever designated, shall be filed by delivering the original and one copy to the clerk of the Board.

(c) Any such paper filed by a party or intervenor with the clerk of the Board also shall be served upon all other parties and intervenors or, if such other parties and intervenors appear by counsel, upon such counsel, whether such requirement of service is specifically recited elsewhere or not.

(d) Upon agreement by the parties and the approval of the judge trial referee, the parties may file papers electronically.

(e) Unless otherwise ordered by the judge trial referee, the original of any paper and one copy shall be filed with the judge trial referee during a hearing.

(f) The clerk of the Board shall maintain the original of all such papers in the record.

(Adopted effective June 24, 2009; Amended May 11, 2023)