Chest. Cnty. Ct. Comm. Plea. R. 4.1

As amended through February 1, 2024

Rule 4.1 - Format of All Legal Paper

All legal paper filed with the clerk must conform to the following requirements:

(a) The document shall be on 8 1/2 inch by 11 inch paper.

(b) The document shall be prepared on white paper (except for dividers and similar sheets) of good quality.

(c) The text must be double spaced, but quotations more than two lines long may be indented and single-spaced. Margins must be at least one inch on all four sides.

(d) The lettering shall be clear and legible and no smaller than point 12. The lettering shall be on only one side of a page, except that exhibits and similar supporting documents may be double-sided.

Chest. Cnty. Ct. Comm. Plea. R. 4.1

Rule 4.1 has no counterpart in former Orphans' Court Rules, but is derived from Pa.R.C.P. No. 204.1.

Explanatory Comment: Rule 4.1 governing the format of legal paper is modeled after Pa.R.C.P. No. 204.1 and thus is substantively identical to Pa.R.A.P. No. 124(a) and Pa.R.Crim.P. 575(C). See Explanatory Comment to Pa.R.C.P. No. 204.1. The goal is to foster uniformity in the formatting of legal paper filed in all judicial tribunals, regardless of the level of court or division of court; this uniformity, in turn, will promote the objective of the unified judicial system under the Constitution of 1968 and facilitate the statewide practice of law.