VA · rules
Va. Sup. Ct. R. 1:26
File Format Requirements for Pleadings, Motions, Notices, Briefs and Exhibits Sought to be Filed or Admitted in Electronic or Digital Form
Any digital or electronic pleading, motion, notice, brief, exhibit or other material (“electronic
document”) made part of any court record is a public record unless sealed by court order or otherwise
provided by law. The party filing, offering, or seeking the admission of an electronic document must
ensure that the document is (i) readily accessible in an unencrypted, non-proprietary, and open-source format or (ii) accompanied by the computer software necessary to view the document if it is
encrypted or stored in a proprietary file format.
History
Promulgated by Order dated February 15, 2019; effective May 1, 2019. Last amended by Order dated November 10, 2022; effective January 9, 2023.
Provenance
- Source
- www.vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
- Edition
- 2026-09-15
- Content hash
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