South Carolina Regulations § 52-205 Date of Filing with the Commission Defined

A. The date of filing a form or paper with the Commission by first class mail, certified mail, hand delivery, or private courier is the date of receipt in the Commission's offices as indicated by the date stamped on the form or paper by an official Commission stamp; provided, however, a document accompanied by an affidavit of service shall receive the filing date set forth by affidavit.

B. To meet a filing deadline, a paper transmitted by facsimile is filed the date of receipt of the facsimile in the Commission's offices if the original signed paper is filed within ten days of the original filing deadline. The Commission shall consider a facsimile not to have been received if the original paper is not filed within ten days.

C. A form which is returned to the sender as incomplete is deemed filed on the initial date of receipt if the completed form is refiled with the Commission within ten days. A form which has been returned for completion and which is not refiled with the Commission within ten days shall be deemed not to have been filed.