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As amended through October 31, 2024
Section 4 - Document Format
(a) An electronically filed document shall comply with Louisiana Supreme Court Rules governing conventional filings, including but not limited to page limitations, paper size, font type, margin width and font size. See, Louisiana Supreme Court Rules VII and X.
(b) An electronically filed document must be in text-searchable PDF-A format. Appendix and/or exhibit materials may be scanned if necessary, but should maintain 300 dots per inch when scanned.
(c) A Registered User may electronically upload multiple documents in a single electronic filing through the Louisiana Supreme Court's Data/Document Exchange. The Registered User will receive a single Filing Number and Filing Confirmation for the electronically filed documents.
(d) An electronically filed document may contain hyperlinks to another part of the same document, a motion and order electronically filed with the document or an appendix and/or exhibit electronically filed with the document. No other hyperlinks are permitted.
(e) The size of any single electronic filing shall not exceed 175 megabytes.
(f) A Registered User must refrain from including, or must partially redact where inclusion is necessary, any personal data identifiers from all documents electronically filed, including exhibits, unless otherwise ordered by the Louisiana Supreme Court.
(g) An electronically filed document must not contain a virus, malware, encryption, public key infrastructure, password or any other type of rights management when uploaded.
(h) The clerk of court may reject an electronically filed document for nonconformance with this Rule or any other Louisiana Supreme Court Rule.

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