California

Civil Procedure

Civil Procedure

Rule 3.512 – Electronic submission of documents to the Chair of the Judicial Council

(a) Documents that may be submitted electronically

Any paper listed in rule 3.511(a) may be submitted electronically to coordination @jud.ca.gov. (Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2008; previously amended effective January 1, 2007.)

(b) Responsibiilities of party submitting documents electronically

A party submitting a document electronically must:

(1) Take all reasonable steps to ensure that the submission does not contain computer code, including viruses, that might be harmful to the Judicial Council’s electronic system and to other users of that system; and
(2) Furnish one or more electronic notification addresses and immediately provide any change to his or her electronic notification addresses.
(c) Format of documents to be submitted electronically

A document that is submitted electronically must meet the following requirements:

(1) The software for creating and reading the document must be in the public domain or generally available at a reasonable cost; and
(2) The printing of documents must not result in the loss of document text, format, or appearance.
(d) Signature on documents under penalty of perjury

(1) When a document to be submitted electronically requires a signature under penalty of perjury, the document is deemed signed by the declarant if, before submission, the declarant has signed a printed form of the document.
(2) By electronically submitting the document, the party submitting it indicates that he or she has complied with subdivision (d)(1) of this rule and that the original, signed document is available for review and i:;opying at the request of the court or any party.
(3) At any time after the document is submitted, any other party may serve a demand for production of the original signed document. The demand must be served on all other parties but need not be filed with the court.
(4) Within five days of service of the demand, the party on whom the demand is made must make the original signed document available for review and copying by all other parties.
(e) Signature on documents not under penalty of perjury

If a document does not require a signature under penalty of perjury, the document is deemed signed by the party if the document is submitted electronically.

(f) Digital signature

A party is not required to use a digital signature on an electronically submitted document.

Cal. R. Ct. 3.512

Rule 3.512 amended effective January 1, 2008; adopted as rule 1511.5 effective July 1, 2005; previously amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007.