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Signatures

D.N.M. Local Rule 49.5

a. Registered Participant Signature. The user log-in and password required to submit documents to the CM/ECF system serve as the Registered Participant’s signature on all electronic documents filed with the Court. b. Signature of a Criminal Defendant. A document containing the signature of a criminal defendant must be scanned in a format that contains an image of the signature. c. Signatures of Non-Registered Participants. A document containing the signature of a Non-Registered Participant is filed electronically. The signature is represented by a “s/” and the name typed in the space where a signature would otherwise appear or as a scanned image. d. Documents Requiring Multiple Signatures. Documents requiring signatures of more than one party are electronically filed by either: 1. Submitting a scanned document containing all the necessary signatures; or 2. Representing the consent of the other parties on the document.
Official source: https://www.nmd.uscourts.gov/sites/nmd/files/local_rules/Local%20Rules%20of%20Criminal%20P · retrieved 2026-07-23