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HB 64 Transmission of case papers to appellate court, etc.; acceptability of electronic case papers.

Introduced by: Terry G. Kilgore | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Transmission of case papers to appellate court; acceptability of electronic case papers. Provides that, upon agreement of the general district court and the appellate court, case papers shall be transmitted electronically to the appellate court by an electronic method approved by the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court, with the exception of exhibits that cannot be electronically transmitted. The bill allows the appellate court, in jurisdictions where an agreement is in effect, to transmit the case papers by electronic submission to the general district court where the case is to be returned to such court. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2017.


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