Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Rule 205.3 - Filing Pleadings and Other Legal Papers with the Prothonotary. Originals and Copies(a) A party may file with the prothonotary an original pleading or other legal paper, or a copy including a facsimile copy provided that the copy shows that the original pleading or other legal paper was properly signed and, where applicable, verified. Except as otherwise provided by law, the copy shall be deemed the equivalent of the original document.(b ) If a party has filed of record a copy of a pleading or other legal paper, any other party may require the filing of the original document by filing with the prothonotary and serving upon the party who filed the copy a notice to file the original document with the prothonotary within fourteen days of the filing of the notice.The provision of this Rule 205.3 adopted August 3, 1998, effective 1/1/1999, 28 Pa.B. 3928; amended December 29, 2008, effective immediately, 39 Pa.B. 304.