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La. Sup. Ct. R. XLII, § 4

Document Format

activein force · 2026-01-01 – presentact-effective-date

A. An electronically filed document shall comply with all Rules governing

conventional filings, including but not limited to page limitations, paper size, font

type, margin width and font size.

B. An electronically filed document must be in text-searchable PDF-A format.

Appendix and/or exhibit materials may be scanned if necessary, but should

maintain 300 dots per inch when scanned.

C. A Registered User may electronically upload multiple documents in a single

electronic filing through the Court Data/Document Exchange. The Registered User

will receive a single Filing Number and Filing Confirmation for the electronically

filed documents.

D. An electronically filed document may contain hyperlinks to another part of the

same document, a motion and order electronically filed with the document or an

appendix and/or exhibit electronically filed with the document. No other

hyperlinks are permitted.

E. The size of any single electronic filing shall not exceed 175 megabytes.

F. A Registered User must refrain from including, or must partially redact where

inclusion is necessary, any personal data identifiers from all documents

electronically filed, including exhibits, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

G. An electronically filed document must not contain a virus, malware, encryption,

public key infrastructure, password or any other type of rights management when

uploaded.

H. The Clerk of Court may reject an electronically filed document for

nonconformance with any Rule.

History

Repealed and re-enacted by the Supreme Court's order of December 2025 (Rules I–XII, XIV and XLII), effective 2026-01-01.

Provenance

Source
www.lasc.org
Retrieved
2026-09-18
Edition
2026-09-18
Content hash
5eec3d25e8d6f5e88f69b5aafdeca923c362839cf83c01702aaae4c1f4482394
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