Service of Documents; Notice When Documents Are Rejected for Filing

(A) Applicability to paper and electronic documents The requirements of this rule apply to both paper documents and electronic documents submitted through the E-Filing Portal or by e-mail. The E-Filing Portal does not provide service of documents, and all parties submitting documents through the E-Filing Portal shall still comply with all the requirements imposed by this rule. (B) Service requirement 26 (1) Except as provided by division (B)(1)(b) of this rule, when a party or a (a) friend of the court files any document with the Clerk of the Supreme Court, that party or friend of the court shall also serve a copy of the document on all parties to the case. Service on a party represented by counsel shall be made on counsel of record. (b) A party is not required to serve a copy of a complaint filed to institute an original action, any documents that are submitted with a complaint filed to institute an original action, a form containing omitted personal identifiers as required by Sup.R. 45(D), or an affidavit of indigency or entry appointing counsel submitted in lieu of a filing fee. This division shall not apply to an amended complaint filed under Rule 3.13 and Civ.R. 15(A) in an original action. (2) Service of a copy of a notice of appeal from a decision of the Public Utilities Commission or the Power Siting Board shall be made pursuant to R.C. 4903.13. In an appeal or a cross-appeal from the Public Utilities Commission or the Power Siting Board, a copy of the notice of appeal or cross-appeal shall also be served upon all parties to the proceeding before the Public Utilities Commission or the Power Siting Board that is the subject of the appeal or cross-appeal. (3) In a case involving a felony, when a county prosecutor files a notice of appeal under