Rule 20-301 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Content of Official Record(a) Generally. The official record of an action consists of: (1) the electronic version of all submissions filed electronically or filed in paper form and scanned into the MDEC system;(2) all other submissions and tangible items filed in the action that exist only in non-electronic form;(3) the electronic version of all documents offered or admitted into evidence or for inclusion in the record at any judicial proceeding, pursuant to Rule 20-106(e);(4) all audio, audiovisual, or video recording exhibits, including digital media, that are made part of the record pursuant to Rules 2-516, 3-516, or 4-322;(5) all tangible items offered or admitted into evidence that could not be filed electronically or scanned into the MDEC system;(6) a transcript of all court recordings of proceedings in the action; and(7) all other documents or items that, for good cause, the court orders be part of the record.(b)Hyperlinks. A hyperlink embedded in a submission is not a part of the official record unless it is linked to another document that is a part of the official record.Md. R. Elec. Fil'g & Case Mgmt. 20-301
Adopted May 1, 2013, eff. 7/1/2013. Amended June 20, 2017, eff. 8/1/2017; amended Oct. 15, 2024, eff. 1/1/2025.HISTORICAL NOTES
2017 Orders
The June 20, 2017 order, changed the term "affected action to "MDEC action.