SB 854 — Mail and Electronically Transmitted Documents

The Unemployment Insurance Code governs the administration of unemployment and disability compensation programs and defines key terms used throughout the Code.

SB 854 standardizes the treatment of mailed and electronically transmitted documents throughout the Code by defining the terms “mail,” “mailing,” and “mailed” to include not only writings transmitted through the United States Postal Service or another mail carrier, but also those sent by electronic transmission. For electronically transmitted documents, the bill specifies that the “postmark date” means the date the writing was sent.

(SB 854 adds Section 22 to the Unemployment Insurance Code.)