Homestead, FL asked in Insurance Defense and Consumer Law for Florida

Q: Your response did not take into account the full question. Mailed the payment certified mail with a Postal Service

postmark for 9/1/17. Isn't there a federal statute that takes into account payment made by certified mail w/a postal service postmark

2 Lawyer Answers

A: I believe you may be referring to an answer I gave you previously, but I don't see that question and answer now.

If that's true, the prior question didn't mention that you used certified mail.

If it was postmarked on September 1st, that is obviously the date of mailing. I'm fairly certain that there is no federal statute which makes the date of mailing equivalent to the date of receipt (if that's what you're asking).

A: If whatever you need to mail in a timely manner says "Must be postmarked by ...", or something to that effect, that is yet another issue.

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