Rule 7.05 - Length, format, binding and number of briefs (a) Length of Briefs. (1) Except by permission of the appellate court, principal briefs shall not exceed 60 pages, and reply briefs shall not exceed 18 pages, exclusive of pages containing the title page, table of contents, table of authorities, certificate of service and appendices. (b) Format of Briefs. (1) Brief pages shall not exceed 81/2 by 11 inches. Margins shall not be less than one inch on all sides; (2) Text of briefs shall be double-spaced (except quotations of more than 50 words); (3) Briefs must be in an easily readable font, with no smaller type or font than 13 point. (4) Footnotes shall be in the same size of type as the text of the brief and double-spaced except quotations of 50 words or more; and (5) Appendices on legal-sized paper should be reduced to 81/2 by 11 inch paper and readily legible. Briefs shall be bound only at the upper left-hand corner. Briefs shall be bound only at the upper left-hand corner by staple, paper clip or binder clip. (d) Number of briefs filed is governed by Rule 1.01. (e) The paper copy of the brief submitted for filing shall be an identical version of the brief electronically filed and accepted by the appellate court except the original signature(s). Amended May 5, 1999, effective October 1, 1999; amended April 6, 2015, effective July 1, 2015; amended September 25, 2018, effective December 1, 2018.