Supreme Court of Missouri
en banc

In re:
 
(1) Repeal of subdivision 6.01(d), entitled "Persons Exempt from Fee;" subdivision (b) of subdivision 6.03, entitled "Election to Become Inactive;" and subdivision (a) of subdivision 6.06, entitled "Return to Active Status," of Rule 6, entitled "Fees to Practice Law," and in lieu thereof adoption of a new subdivision 6.01(d) entitled "Persons Exempt from Fee;" a new subdivision (b) of subdivision 6.03, entitled "Election to Become Inactive;" and a new subdivision (a) of subdivision 6.06, entitled "Return to Active Status."
 
(2) Repeal of subdivision 103.05, entitled "Electronic Filing With the Court;" subdivision 103.07, entitled "Verified Documents and Affidavits;" subdivision 103.09, entitled "Notice of Entry of Orders and Judgments;" and subdivision 103.11 entitled, "Filing of Copies in This Court and Court of Appeals," of Rule 103, entitled "Electronic Filing," and in lieu thereof adoption of a new subdivision 103.05, entitled "Electronic Filing With the Court;" a new subdivision 103.07, entitled "Verified Documents and Affidavits;" a new subdivision 103.09, entitled "Notice of Entry of Orders and Judgments;" and a new subdivision 103.11, entitled "Filing of Copies and Required Format of Certain Documents in This Court and Court of Appeals."
  1. It is ordered that effective July 1, 2014, subdivision 6.01(d), subdivision 6.03(b), and subdivision 6.06(a) of Rule 6 be and the same are hereby repealed and a new subdivision 6.01(d), a new subdivision 6.03(b), and a new subdivision 6.06(a) adopted in lieu thereof to read as follows:
 

6.01 ANNUAL ENROLLMENT FEE AND STATEMENT – EXEMPTIONS – PENALTIES - PRO HAC VICE FEE

(d) Persons Exempt from Fee. A person who is in good standing as a member of The Missouri Bar and:
 
(1) Is a retired judge, or
 
(2) Is a retired commissioner of a Missouri court of record, or
 
(3) Has been licensed to practice in this state for fifty years or more, or
 
(4) Has reached the age of seventy-five years,
 
 
is excused from the payment of enrollment fees or inactive fees becoming due and payable thereafter.

6.03 ELECTION TO BECOME INACTIVE

(b) Any lawyer recorded as inactive shall pay annually to the clerk of this Court a fee of $50. The fee shall be paid as provided in Rule 6.01(a), and the provisions of Rule 6.01(g) shall not apply. At the time of paying the fee, the lawyer shall provide the clerk with a current mailing address.
 

 
 
6.06 RETURN TO ACTIVE STATUS

 

(a) Any lawyer recorded as inactive may petition the Court to return to active status. The petition shall be accompanied by:
 
 
(1) The docket fee prescribed by Rule 81.04(d);
 
(2) Proof of payment of the current year's enrollment fee prescribed for those described in Rule 6.01(j)(1);
 
(3) Proof of payment of all annual fees required by Rule 6.03; and
 
(4) A certificate of good standing from every jurisdiction other than Missouri in which the lawyer is licensed;
 
 
If the lawyer took inactive status but failed to pay the required annual inactive fee prescribed by Rule 6.03 in any year, the petition shall be accompanied by all said unpaid fees and a reactivation fee of $500.

 
2. It is ordered that effective July 1, 2014, subdivision 103.05, subdivision 103.07, subdivision 103.09, and subdivision 103.11 of Rule 103 be and the same are hereby repealed and a new subdivision 103.05, a new subdivision 103.07, a new subdivision 103.09, and a new subdivision 103.11 adopted in lieu thereof to read as follows:

103.05. ELECTRONIC FILING WITH THE COURT
 
(a) Any filing shall be made with the clerk of the court through the electronic filing system unless otherwise required by law. Attachments, including exhibits, that are part of any filing shall be filed electronically at the same time.
 
(b) An attachment or exhibit that exceeds the technical standards for the electronic filing system or is unable to be electronically filed may be filed with the court on approved media as defined in Court Operating Rule 27 or may be filed as multiple electronic documents.
 
(c) A legal file that exceeds the technical standards for the electronic filing system or is unable to be electronically filed may with the approval of the court be filed with the court on approved media as defined in Court Operating Rule 27 or may be filed as multiple electronic documents.
 
(d) When any item is filed on approved media as defined in Court Operating Rule 27, a notice of filing shall be filed through the electronic filing system.

 

103.07 VERIFIED DOCUMENTS AND AFFIDAVITS.
 
A document required by law to be verified, to be signed under penalty of perjury, or to be signed by a notary public may be filed as an electronic document, signed electronically as provided in Rule 103.04(d), if the affiant, declarant, or notary public has signed a paper document.
 
103.09 NOTICE OF ENTRY OF ORDERS AND JUDGMENTS
 
Any notice from the court including notice to the parties pursuant to Rule 74.03 or permitted by Rule 43.01(h) shall be made to the registered users through the electronic filing system and to all others as provided in Rule 43.01.
 
103.11 FILING OF COPIES AND REQUIRED FORMAT OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS IN THIS COURT AND COURT OF APPEALS
 
(a) If a document is filed electronically in this Court or the court of appeals, no paper copies are required to be filed except as provided by local court rule.
 
(b) If the following documents are filed electronically in this Court or the court of appeals, the electronic document shall be submitted in text searchable PDF:
 
(1) Applications and Motions;
 
(2) Suggestions;
 
(3) Briefs;
 
(4) Petitions for a Writ; and
 
(5) Answers and Returns to a Writ
 
 
(c) If the transcript is filed electronically in this Court or the court of appeals, the transcript shall be submitted in text searchable PDF. This provision shall also apply to any supplemental transcript requested under Rule 81.12(c) and (f) and 30.04(c).

3. It is ordered that notice of this order be published in the Journal of the Missouri Bar.
 
4. It is ordered that this order be published in the South Western Reporter.

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MARY R. RUSSELL
Chief Justice