(a) Form of Signature. All electronically filed documents must include a signature
block and must set forth the Filing User’s name, bar registration number, address,
primary telephone number, and e-mail address. The name of the Filing User under whose
log-in and password the document is submitted must be preceded by (1) a “/s/ [Insert
Signatory’s Name]” and typed in the space where the signature would otherwise appear,
or (2) a digital signature where the signature would otherwise appear.
(b) Multiple Party Documents. The following applies when a pleading, stipulation,
or other document requires multiple signatures.
(1) Form of Signatures. All electronically filed documents that contain more
than one signature must list thereon all the names of other signatories by means of
a “/s/ [Insert Signatory’s Name]” block or a digital signature for each signatory.
(2) Certification and Proof of Consent. By electronically filing a document
pursuant to subparagraph (b)(1), the Filing User certifies that each of the other
signatories has expressly agreed to the form and substance of the document and
that the filing attorney has their actual authority to submit the document
electronically.
(c) Affidavits/Verified Pleadings/Other Non-Attorney Signatures. Preexisting
affidavits and other preexisting non-Filing User signature documents shall be filed in a
scanned PDF format. All other affidavits and non-Filing User signature documents,
including the signature of a notary or other jurat, shall be filed in an electronically
converted PDF format and shall contain a “/s/ [Insert Signatory’s Name]” block or a
digital signature indicating that the paper document bears an original signature.
(d) Objection to Authenticity. A non-Filing User signatory or party who disputes
the authenticity of an electronically filed document must file an objection to the
document within fourteen (14) days of the filing of the document in question.
(e) Retention of Documents. Documents that are electronically filed and contain
original signatures other than that of the Filing User, as well as consents to file under
subsection (b)(2) to the extent memorialized, shall be maintained in paper form by the
Filing User until three (3) years after the date of filing or until the conclusion of all
appeals in the case, whichever date is later. Upon request of the court or any party, a
Filing User must make the original documents available for inspection.
(§§ (a)(2), (b)(1) and (c) amended 10/1/05; § (d) amended 12/1/09; § (a)(2) amended 12/1/17; §
(a)(1) removed, § (a)(2) became § (a) 12/1/18; §§ (a), (b)(1) and (c) amended 12/1/21)
