Vt. eFiling: Vermont Rules for Electronic Filing Rejection Reasons

Vermont Rules of Electronic Filing 5(d)(2) E-filing Rejection Reasons

Citation Requirement Action

1. VREF 3(c) Filer may not e-file if ordered by court to paper file Reject

2. VREF 5(b)(3) E-filer must provide mailing and email address on e-filed document Accept, with note to

filer for future filings

3. VREF 5(d)(6) E-filers must use assigned case numbers on all e-filed documents Reject

4. VREF 5(b)(5) and Reject

Non-public information must be redacted if part of a public document

PACR 7(a)(1)

5. VREF 5(b)(5) and Accept after changing

E-filer must correctly identify document as publicly accessible or not

PACR 7(a)(1) security setting to

the correct one

6. VREF 5(g)(1)(A) All motions must be filed as separate lead documents Reject

7. VREF 5(g)(1)(B) E-filer may not respond to a motion and file a new motion in the same Reject

document

8. VREF 5(g)(2)(B) Any supporting material, including affidavits, exhibits or other supporting or Reject

required attachments, must be separated from the motion.

9. VREF 5(g)(2) If supporting materials relate to more than a single memo of law, they must Reject

be numbered sequentially and include a table of contents

10. VREF 5(h) Criminal history information must be filed separately per Reject

misdemeanor/felony convictions in Vermont courts; misdemeanor or felony

convictions in courts of other jurisdictions; and any other criminal history

information

11. VREF 7(a) E-filed documents must be in PDF format Reject

12. VREF 7(a) E-filed documents must comply with size limits Reject

13. VREF 7(a) E-filed documents must not contain passwords or other security devices Reject

14. VREF 9(a) and E-filed pleadings, motions, or other submissions must include a signature Reject, unless

VRCrP 49(d) block containing the filer’s typed in name preceded by /s/ or other permitted unsigned search

form of signature as defined in 9 V.S.A. §271(9) warrant or fugitive

petition

15. VREF 9(b) E-filed document with multiple signatures must contain the signature of the Reject, unless

e-filer and the other parties or counsel in the form provided in VREF 9(a)(2) proposed order or

or (3). Any other document that contains the signatures of persons other proposed agreement

than the e-filer must be filed and signed as provided in VREF 9(a)(4). in Family Division

16. VREF 9(c) Notarized document must either contain language from 4 V.S.A. §27(b) or Reject

the original notarized document must be scanned and attached.

17. VREF 10 Court and e-filing fees must be paid or an application to waive fee e-filed Reject

18. E-filing must be filed into the correct case Reject

19. E-filer must be authorized to file a particular case type Reject

20. Two parties may not be entered as one entity (John and Jane Doe) Reject

21. A litigant who is represented by counsel may not e-file on their own Reject

22. Erroneous information may not be included in a criminal charge Reject

23. E-filing for a new case must be submitted as a new case Reject

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24. E-filing for an existing case must be submitted as a subsequent filing in the Reject

existing case

25. Documents may not be manually added to case management system Reject

26. Exhibits/Exhibit List/Witness Lists may not be filed as one PDF Reject

27. E-filed document must be in the form of a flattened PDF Reject

28. Party names may not be listed in e-filing with incorrect party roles Reject

29. A non-party may not e-file into a case Reject

30. VRPP 80.3 All required materials to commence a small estate must be included in filing Reject

31. VRPP 3 All required materials to commence a regular estate must be included in Reject

filing.

32. VRCrP4 Information must be filed with an Affidavit, including an Amended Reject

Information unless it is part of a Plea Agreement.

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