Rule 63-3. Filing of Appeal

All appeals shall be filed and all fees paid in accordance with the provisions of Section 60-7 or 60-8. The appeal will be docketed upon filing but may be returned or rejected for noncompliance with the Rules of Appellate Procedure. The appellant must certify that a copy of the appeal form generated at the time of electronic filing and bearing the assigned docket number and electronic signature of the filer will immediately be delivered pursuant to Section 62-7 (c) to all counsel of record and, in criminal and habeas corpus matters, to the Office of the Chief State's Attorney, Appellate Bureau. The appellate clerk, upon receipt of the foregoing, shall deliver a copy of the appeal form to the clerk of the trial court. In criminal and habeas corpus matters, the appellate clerk shall deliver a copy of the appeal form to the Office of the Chief State's Attorney, Appellate Bureau, or to the attorney general, as appropriate.

Committee Notes

(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 4012.) (Amended July 30, 2009, to amended July 19, 2022, to take effect Jan. 1, 2023.)