Statewide Rules Governing Electronic Filing in Criminal Cases, Rule 2.6 · Part 2. FILING MECHANISM
Non-Conforming Documents
Text — As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated May 31, 2024)
The clerk may not refuse a document that fails to conform to these rules. But the clerk may identify the error to be corrected and state a deadline for the party to resubmit the document in a conforming format.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
Comment to Rule 2.6:
The intent of this rule is to establish that a clerk may not refuse a document for any perceived violation of these rules. However, the rule permits a clerk the limited authority to identify errors the clerk perceives with whether a filing complies with the Judicial Committee on Information Technology Standards currently in effect. When a clerk notifies a filer of an error, it is inconsequential to a judicial determination regarding whether the document submitted actually violates these rules, and it does not constitute an extension of time to file the document. The purpose of the deadline is to allow for a non-conforming document to be conformed to these rules. The deadline for correction established by the clerk should permit only a reasonable amount of time to allow for the filing to be conformed to the requirements of these rules, and, in general, the deadline should not exceed 72 hours.
Source of truth
- Edition
- As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated May 31, 2024)
- Official file
- https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1458665/statewide-rules-governing-electronic-filing-in-criminal-cases.pdf (PDF pages 3)
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