Rule 49 - Service and Filing of Papers(a) Service: When Required. Written motions other than those that are heard ex parte, written notices, designations of the record on appeal, and similar papers shall be served upon each of the parties.(b) Service: How Made. Whenever under these Rules or by an order of the court service is required or permitted to be made upon a party represented by an attorney, the service shall be made upon the attorney unless service upon the party is ordered by the court. Service upon the attorney or upon a party shall be made in the manner provided in civil actions.(c) Notice of Orders. Immediately upon entry of an order made on a written motion subsequent to arraignment the clerk of the Unified Criminal Docket shall mail or deliver to each party a notice thereof and shall make a note in the docket of the mailing or delivery.(d) Filing. Except as provided in Rule 12(b)(3)(A), papers required to be served shall be filed with the court. Papers shall be filed in the manner provided in civil actions. All court notices in a case will be sent to the attorney for the State who has been designated by the District Attorney or Attorney General to receive notices from a court. Changes in designations of attorneys to receive notice must be filed with the Office of Information Technology. If an attorney for the State other than the designee has entered his or her appearance and wishes to receive notice, that attorney must make arrangements with the court by filing an appropriate request in the case for notice. The request must include the attorney's Maine Bar Registration Number.(e) Form of Papers. All papers filed with the court may be typewritten, printed or otherwise duplicated upon opaque, unglazed paper 8-1/2 X 11 inches in size. The typed or printed matter must be double spaced except for quotations, head notes and footnotes and must be legible. All typed or printed matter must appear in at least 12-point type, except that footnotes and quotations may appear in 11-point type. Only one side of the paper may be used. Each paper shall contain a caption setting forth the name of the court, the county or location in which the action is pending, the docket number, the title of the case, and a brief descriptive title of the paper.(f) Condensed Transcripts. All transcripts of trial court proceedings held in the District Court or the Superior Court shall be reproduced in accordance with M.R. Civ. P. 5(i)(2).Last amended effective 11/2/2016.