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Rule 103.04 – Format of Electronically Filed Documents

May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Missouri

(a) An electronic document shall be filed in the PDF format as defined in Court Operating Rule 27 and shall be formatted in accordance with the applicable rules governing formatting of paper documents, including page and word limits. Color coding of electronic documents is not required.
(b) Electronic documents that are part of the official court record shall be self-contained and shall not contain hyperlinks other than those generated by the electronic filing system.
(c) For the convenience of the court, in addition to any electronic document filed as the official court record, a party or amicus curiae may submit to the court a copy of an electronic document on a read-only disc (CD-R or DVD-R). A copy of any such disc also shall be provided to all other counsel and all self-represented parties.

The electronic document shall be submitted in text searchable PDF that must be identical in content and format as the electronic document filed as the official court record, except that the document may also include hyperlinks to the complete text of any authorities cited therein and to any document or other material contained in the record on appeal. In order for the hyperlinks to function properly, the record (or the cited portions of the record) and authorities must be included on the same disc as the electronic document.

An adhesive label shall be affixed to each disc legibly identifying:

(1) The caption of the case;
(2) The party or amicus curiae filing the disk;
(3) The disc number (e.g., “Disc 1 of 2”).

The filing party shall certify that the disc has been scanned for viruses and that it is virus-free.

(d) An electronic document requiring a signature shall be signed by an original signature, stamped signature or an electronic graphic representation of a signature, or in the following manner: /s/ John or Jane Person.

Mo. R. Civ. P. 103.04

Adopted January 27, 2011; effective Sept. 1, 2011; Amended June 30, 2017, effective January 1, 2018.