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Bucks Cnty. C.P. Rule 205.4 (f)

Bucks County local rules: Rule 205.4 (f)

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Bucks County Rule 205.4(f)(3) - Signature

(a) The electronic filing of legal papers by a filing attorney or party (“the filing

party”) utilizing the user name and password associated with the filing party by the

Electronic Filing System shall be deemed the filing party's signature on the legal

papers submitted and shall constitute a certification by the filing party:

(i) that the original hard copy of the legal paper was properly signed, and

where applicable, verified pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. No. 205.4(b)(3)(i), subject to

the sanctions provided by Pa.R.C.P. No. 205.4(b)(5);

(ii) that the original hard copy of the legal paper is being maintained as

provided by Pa.R.C.P. No. 205.4(b)(4), subject to the sanctions provided by

Pa.R.C.P. No. 205.4(b)(5);

(iii) as provided by Pa.R.C.P. No. 1023.1(c) governing Signing of

Documents, violation of which shall be subject, pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. No.

1023.1(d), to the sanctions provided by Pa.R.C.P. No. 1023.4; and

(iv) if the filing party is an attorney, of the filing party's right to practice in

the Commonwealth and of authorization to file the legal paper, as provided in

Pa.R.C.P. No. 205.1.

(b) All legal papers submitted for filing using the Electronic Filing System must

identify the filing party by name in a signature block placed at the conclusion of

the legal paper. Legal papers which identify the filing party as a person other than

the registered filer under whose user name the legal paper is submitted will not be

accepted for filing by the Prothonotary.

filed legal paper that are signed by a person other than the filing party shall be

manually signed, scanned in .pdf format, and attached to or included as part of the

electronically filed legal paper.

(d) Documents requiring the signatures of more than one party, including

documents signed by more than one party in counterparts (e.g., stipulations) shall

be manually signed, scanned in .pdf format, and attached to or included as part of

the electronically filed legal paper.

Note: For signature requirements for legal papers submitted for filing via

mail or hand delivery, see B.C.R.C.P. No. 1023.1(b)(1).

Provenance

Source: www.buckscounty.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-30
Edition: 2026-09-30
Content hash: ec23db95bc13e0d48d06e96abc1d281a2c7eb00d1e1ca5b403bd3da356158f1f

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