16-21A-4. Time of filing.

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(1)A document in compliance with the rules and submitted electronically to the court clerk of court by 11:59 p.m. central standard time or daylight savings time as applicable shall be considered filed on that date.

(2)After reviewing an electronically filed document, the clerk of court must inform the filer, through an e-mail generated by the Odyssey 7 system, whether the document has been accepted or rejected. A document may be rejected

(a)if it is filed in the wrong county;

(b)applicable filing fees are not paid or waived;

(c)the document is incomplete or contains missing information;

(d)or fails to comply with applicable statutory requirements or these rules.

(3)Any applicable fees associated with the filing must be paid at the time the document is filed. A request for the waiver of fees must accompany the filing of the document. If the request to waive such fees is denied the party must submit any applicable fee within seven days.