Section 9 - Electronic Filing in Appellate CourtsElectronic filings in the appellate courts shall substantially conform with the provisions of Section 8 of these rules, except as follows:
(1) Filing. The electronic transmission to the court of a document using the eFiling system in accordance with the procedures specified in these rules, together with the generation and publication of an NEF in the eFiling system, with a hyperlink to the document, constitutes the submission of a tendered document to the appellate court. The clerk of the appellate court shall review the eFiling for conformity pursuant to RAP 27(E) to determine whether the eFiling may be docketed.(2) The eFiling system will generate and publish an NCP indicating whether the eFiling has been accepted for review. The clerk will send a separate receipt notice from the case management system indicating the eFiling(s)' filing status.(3) If the clerk determines a document is deficient, a corrected document shall be transmitted using a new envelope.(4) An untimely document that is not transmitted as an attachment to a motion for enlargement of time may be rejected by the clerk.(5) The clerks of the appellate courts may adopt additional formatting and technical requirements for briefs electronically transmitted to the court using the eFiling system, and, if so adopted, post information regarding the requirements in a conspicuous location for reference.Ky. Admin. P. Ct. Justice. 9
Adopted by Order 2018-11, eff. 8/1/2018; amended by Order 2022-65, eff. 12/20/2022; amended by Order 2024-17, eff. 6/17/2024.