Current through November, 2024
Section 12-47-13 - Format for pleadings and other documents(a) Pleadings, briefs, and other documents shall be typewritten upon paper 8-1/2 x 11 inches in size. Tables, maps, charts, exhibits, or appendices may be larger but shall be folded to that size where practical. The impression shall be double spaced, except that footnotes and quotations in excess of a few lines may be single spaced. Reproduction may be by any process which makes clear and permanently legible copies. A facsimile shall not be allowed as a substitute for an original, where an original document is required.(b) Pleadings, briefs, and other documents shall show the title of the case, the docket number, the nature of the document, and the name, address, and telephone number of the person or attorney filing the document.(c) The original of each document, including appeals, complaints, answers, motions, notices, briefs, and amendments shall be signed and dated in black ink by each party or its authorized representative. Any handwritten entries on documents shall also be in black ink and signed to acknowledge responsibility.[Eff ] (Auth: HRS § 371-4) (Imp: HRS § 371-4)