(a) Items submitted under this section must be submitted in writing to the chief clerk, Texas Department of Insurance. They may be:      
        (1) hand delivered;       
        (2) mailed; or       
        (3) sent in a manner that is otherwise acceptable to the department.       
      (b) The date of the item will be the date the department receives the item.     
      (c) When a party submits a request to the commissioner or the department under this section, the party must provide a copy of the request to the other party at the same time.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §5.4251 adopted to be effective February 14, 2013, 38 TexReg 653