Rule 13 - Signatures on Filings(a)Original Electronic Document Deemed Signed. The electronic submission of a document by a registered e-filer shall be considered a signed original if: (1) The document is electronically signed by the registered e-filer either with the typed symbol /s/ followed by the typed name of the registered e-filer submitting the document (example: /s/ John Smith), or with a graphic representation of the filer's actual signature; and(2) Unless the document is a court form, the document including the electronic signature also includes the following information:(A) name (in addition to name typed as part of electronic signature in section (1));(C) telephone number (if available);(D) e-mail address (if available);(E) law firm (for attorneys only); and(F) bar identification number (for attorneys only).(b)When Multiple Signatures on Electronic Document Are Required.(1) When multiple signatures are required on a document that is submitted electronically, each person named as a signer of the document shall either: (A) sign in one of the ways a filer signs documents described in (a)(1) above; or(B) authorize the filer to sign the document on his or her behalf. The filer shall represent having obtained approval to sign for another signer named in the document as follows: Typed symbol /s/ followed by the typed name of the other signer, followed by, "Signed by filer's name with permission of other signer's name."
Example: /s/ Jennifer Jones, signed by John Smith with permission of Jennifer Jones.
(2) The electronic signature of each named signer shall be accompanied by the same information required to accompany the filer's electronic signature described above in (a)(2). However, when a document is signed with permission of another named signer, the filer's information shall accompany only the filer's own signature.(3) Notwithstanding the above, the court, in its discretion, may require a graphic representation of any filer's actual signature.(c)Effect of Electronic Signature. An electronic signature meeting the requirements described above in (a)(1) and (2) shall be considered the functional equivalent to a non-electronic signature produced on paper.(d)Challenge to Authenticity of Signature on Electronic Document. Any party to a case may challenge the authenticity of the signature on an electronically filed document by filing an objection within 10 days after discovery that the signature is not authentic, provided that the objection is filed prior to issuance of the mandate or the close of the supreme court case. After issuance of the mandate or the close of the supreme court case, a party seeking to challenge the authenticity of the signature on an electronically filed document may pursue appropriate relief through any otherwise available procedures.(e)Signature on Conventional Filings. A document that is conventionally filed must contain the original non-electronic signature of each person submitting the document, along with the information described above in (a)(2).Adopted March 29, 2018, effective 3/29/2018.