Supreme Court Rules

First Adopted: August 16, 1983

Most Recently Effective: January 01, 2024

Rule 19 | Rules of Criminal Procedure | Infractions, Misdemeanors or Felonies – General

19.09 | Pleadings and Papers – Size – Form – Recycled Paper

Appellate court briefs shall be prepared as provided in Rule 84.06

Petitions, motions, transcripts and legal files shall comply with Rule 84.03.

All pleadings and other papers, except exhibits, offered for filing in any court and all forms used in any court, including opinions, shall be on paper of a size not larger than 8 1/2 X 11 inches.

An exhibit may be on paper larger than size 8 1/2 X 11 inches.

The use of recycled paper is acceptable and encouraged.


(Adopted August 16, 1983, effective July 1, 1984. Amended June 1, 1993, effective January 1, 1994; amended December 15, 2000, effective July 1, 2001; amended March 7, 2023, effective January 1, 2024.)
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