(a) All applications, petitions, complaints, and other documents relating to any proceeding to be initiated before the Commission shall be filed with the appropriate division director in accordance with that division's filing requirements and any applicable statute or regulation. Such documents, including notices of protest and answers, shall be presumed filed on the date they are actually received only if accompanied by any required filing fee. The Commission may decline to accept a document for filing if it does not comply with applicable requirements.
(b) If an application, petition, complaint, or other document requires further consideration after division processing but prior to final Commission action, the division shall transfer the matter to the Hearings Division.

Source Note: The provisions of this §1.21 adopted to be effective August 21, 2017, 42 TexReg 4131