Va. R. Sup. Ct. 1:16

As amended through April 19, 2024
Rule 1:16 - Filing Format and Procedure
(a) Except as provided in Rules 1:17, 3:3, 3A:23, 7A:7(c), and 8:8(f) pertaining to Electronically Filed Cases:
(1) All pleadings, motions, briefs, depositions, requests for discovery and responses thereto, and all other documents filed in any clerk's office in any proceeding pursuant to these Rules must be produced on pages 8 1/2 by 11 inches in size and all typed material must be double spaced except for quotations.
(2) Subdivision (a)(1) of this Rule does not apply to tables, charts, plats, photographs, and other material that cannot be reasonably reproduced on paper of that size.
(3) All transcripts of proceedings, including any excerpt of a transcript filed as an exhibit, must be filed in the format of one transcript page per page. The filing of condensed, "minuscript," or multi-page transcripts is prohibited.
(b) No paper will be refused for failure to comply with the provisions of this Rule, but the clerk may require that the paper be redone in compliance with this Rule and substituted for the paper initially filed. Counsel must certify that the substituted paper is identical in content to the paper initially filed.

Va. Sup. Ct. 1:16

Amended by Order dated March 1, 2011; effective 5/2/2011; amended by order dated March 1, 2011, effective 5/2/2011; amended by order dated September 3, 2020, effective 9/3/2020; amended by order dated November 23, 2020, effective 3/1/2021; amended by order dated November 10, 2022, effective 1/9/2023.