First Adopted: December 01, 1976
Most Recently Effective: January 01, 2004
Court Operating (COR) Rule 4 | Uniform Record Keeping System
COR 004.06 | File Folders
1) The court docket sheet, if applicable, and all documents received shall be securely fastened to a file
folder; each document shall be placed on top of the last document received. See COR 4.03.
2) No file folder is required for cases where a backer sheet is used. Documents shall be attached to the
back of the sheet, one behind the other, as they are received.
3) The folder shall either be colored or a colored label shall be affixed to the folder, with the color
identifying the case category. The following color scheme shall be followed:
CASE CATEGORY
COLOR
Criminal
Red
Civil
Blue
Juvenile
White
Municipal
Yellow
Additional colors may be used to further distinguish among case types.
(Adopted December 1, 1976, effective March 1, 1977. Approved for publication August 21, 1995. Amended May 4,
1988, effective May 4, 1988; amended December 23, 2003, effective January 1, 2004.)