Consent to Electronic Service Agreement (CESA)
ACCESS CONSENT TO ELECTRONIC SERVICE AGREEMENT (CESA)
NOTE: As with all blank forms, please download the blank form and save it to your desktop before filling in the form.
To access the English language form click on the form's name below:
For translations of this form please select the section title of "Consent to Electronic Service Agreement (CESA) - Available Translations," below. Once selected the section will expand showing the list of translations available with links to those forms.
If the language needed is not available please use the Alternative Format or Language Request link on this page to request the language that you need.
WHAT IS THE "CONSENT TO ELECTRONIC SERVICE AGREEMENT (CESA)"?
The Consent to Electronic Service Agreement, or CESA, notifies OAH of your authorization to receive documents from OAH by secure email. The ability to send documents to OAH through the same Secure e-File Transfer (SFT) system requires a separate registration directly online or URL https://www.applications.dgs.ca.gov/oah/oahsftweb.
Any individual or entity who wishes to receive service of documents from OAH by e-File to more than one e-mail address MUST complete the CESA, the link for which is provided at the bottom of this section.
Review of the registration and filing guidelines, as well as the guidelines specific to Special Education provided below, is highly recommended before completing and submitting the CESA.
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When submitting documents by e-File all parties must follow the specific guidelines identified below. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in the document being rejected by the SFT system. If rejected by the SFT system the document will not be considered by OAH.
GUIDELINES FOR DOCUMENT FILE NAMES:
The name under which a document is saved, also referred to as "file name," may affect your ability to upload a document using the SFT. "File name" is different than the name you may have on the document as the title for the document. Please be sure that the name under which a document is saved does not include any of the following symbols:
| Prohibited Special Characters | |
|---|---|
| ' | Apostrophe |
| \ | Back Slash |
| / | Forward Slash |
| : | Colon |
| ? | Question Mark |
| < | Less Than Sign |
| > | Greater Than Sign |
| ^ | Upward Arrow |
| | | Straight Vertical Line |
| % | Percent Sign |
| # | Hashtag or Pound Sign |
| _ | Underscore |
| $ | Dollar Sign |
| " " | Quotation Marks (Double or Singular) |
| - | Hyphen |
| = | Equals Sign |
| * | Asterisk |
| & | Ampersand |
| + | Plus Sign |
If the title under which the document has been saved contains one or more of these symbols any attempt to upload the document will result in an error message.
File Name Character Limit
File names have a maximum limit of 100 characters (this includes the .pdf extension, spaces, and punctuation).
Example:Thisxisxaxtestxtoxseexhowxmanyxcharactersxwexcanxfitxintoxaxfile xnamexinxthexSecurexeFile0123456.pdf
Size and Format of the Document to Be Uploaded
- All documents must be submitted in pdf format. There are many free online programs for converting a document to pdf format and may be located by typing "free pdf converter" into the search field in any browser. Please make sure that the pdf is in a non-protected format and has "pdf" at the end of the file path name and not "PDF".
- The document itself must not exceed 10 MB. Documents larger than 10 MB may be split into parts.
- When submitting multiple documents, or a document split into parts, the entire "package" must not exceed 50 MB. If it is larger than 50 MB please upload and send one part at a time.
- When splitting a document into parts you should: (1) submit a cover page notifying OAH that the document is being submitted in parts; include a cover page with each part; (2) State that the document is being submitted in parts in the comment box of the SFT; (3) Each file name should be exactly the same by marked clearly with the addition of "part one of two" or "1 of 2"
- When filing more than one document, please upload and send only one document at a time to ensure that the documents are processed correctly.
- All pages should be numbered sequentially and must be letter size (8 1/2 x 11) in size.
- For scanned documents (such as exhibits) send in black and white only, with a DPI setting of 300.
Instructions:
1. Complete the form.
2. Requestor information:
Enter the firm/agency name. requestor’s name, telephone number and the program(s) to which this form will apply.
3. Method of Service.
Select the method of service and complete the contact information as applicable. Remove previous names.
4. Terms and Conditions.
Read the terms and conditions. Select a condition in which this form will apply. Complete the signature authorizing service of process.
5. Submit the completed form using the Office of Administrative Hearings SecureFile Transfer System at:
https://www.applications.dgs.ca.gov/oah/oahsftweb.
6. One agreement must be submitted per person, per LEA, or per Governmental Agency or Law Firm, as applicable.
NOTE: As with all blank forms, please down load the blank form and save it to your desktop before filling in the form.
Available Translations
Arabic
الموافقة على اتفاقية الإعلان إلكترونيًا (E-Service أو "SFT") - العربية
Cantonese (Chinese Traditional)
粵語（繁體中文）- 同意電子送達（E-送達或 SFT）協議
Mandarin (Chinese Simplified)
普通话（简体中文）- 签署电子送达（E-Service或SFT）同意书
Spanish
Español - Acuerdo de consentimiento de notificación electrónica (E-Service o SFT)
Vietnamese
Tiếng Việt - Đồng ý với Thỏa thuận Dịch vụ Điện tử (E-Service hoặc SFT)
OAH Secure e-File Transfer System
The OAH Secure e-File Transfer (SFT) system allows users to send to OAH, and receive from OAH, electronic documents.