Rule 92.7. Format of Documents

(a) Automatic rejection. An electronically filed document will be automatically rejected by the electronic filing system without acknowledgement of receipt if it:

(1) Is not created, saved in, or converted to TIFF, PDF, or PDF/A;

(2) Is larger than 10 MB, unless it is filed in segments no larger than 10 MB; or

(3) Contains a virus detected by the Electronic Filing System.

(b) Review by court staff. An electronically filed document that has not been rejected by the electronic filing system pursuant to (a) will be accepted by court staff as provided in Rule 92.5(e) only if:

(1) It has been formatted as required by the applicable rules of procedure and is clearly legible in the electronic format in which it is filed; and

(2) Any password protection or other security device has been removed.

(c) Nonelectronically filed documents. A nonelectronically filed document must be clearly legible, with all text visible and dark enough to be readable on a scanned image.