Rule 111. Facsimile transmission

(a) Documents issued by the Court -- The Court may use facsimile transmission for the sending of orders and other documents. All procedural and statutory requirements for the issuance of the order shall be met. Unless otherwise provided by law, a facsimile order or summons issued by the Court shall, for all procedural and statutory purposes, have the same force and effect as the original document. The Court shall retain the original of the document.

(b) Filing of documents by facsimile transmission. -- Documents, other than those for which a filing fee must be paid, may be filed with the Court by facsimile transmission. The original of all such filings, other than motions, briefs, and requests for continuances, shall be filed with the Court within five business days. Any facsimile filed with the Court shall be accompanied by a cover sheet which states the title of the document, case number, number of pages, identity and voice telephone number of the transmitter and any instructions. Filing shall be deemed complete at the time that the facsimile is received by the Court, unless the filing is not received during the normal operating hours of the Court. In that case, the filing shall be deemed complete on the next day on which the Court is open. The filed facsimile shall have the same force and effect as the original.

(c) Service by facsimile transmission. --

(1) When service by ordinary mail or personal delivery is provided by these Rules or otherwise by law, such service may be made by facsimile transmission of a copy to any attorney or party to be served who maintains a device for receipt of facsimile transmission.

(2) Publishing a facsimile phone line number by pleading, letterhead or listing in a telephone directory or otherwise, constitute prima facie evidence of maintenance of a device for receipt of facsimile transmission.

(3) Risk of loss in transmission, receipt or illegibility of the document transmitted by facsimile is upon the sender.

(4) The document faxed is presumed delivered and served, unless otherwise indicated by the readout of the sender's device, to the phone number indicated by the sender's readout and at the date and time of the end of transmission. The sender shall maintain a printout of such readout and file the same if ordered by the Court.

(5) Proof of service by facsimile machine shall be made by the person causing the document to be transmitted. Such proof of service shall indicate the telephone number to which the document was transmitted and the method of confirmation that the transmission was received.