Service of notice or papers

Except as otherwise provided below with regard to subpoenas, whenever these rules direct that a respondent be given written notice or provided with papers, it shall be sufficient if the notice or papers are delivered to the respondent personally or are sent to the respondent by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the last-known address. If the respondent, or the respondent's guardian or guardian ad litem, has retained counsel to represent the respondent before the Commission, all notices or other papers required to be served upon the respondent should also be served upon counsel unless the respondent, or Page 2 of 11 February 2024 such guardian, requests otherwise in writing. If service is made by mail, and the respondent or the Commission has a right or is required to do some act or take some proceeding within a prescribed period after such service, three (3) days shall be added to the prescribed period.