Rule 111: Form of Filing Generally

(a)   Applicability. Except as provided in subsection (f), this rule sets out requirements that apply to every document prepared for and filed with the court.

(b)   Typeface. The document must be:

(1)   in a dark ink on light colored paper;

(2)   in a conventional style font not smaller than 12-point with no more than 12 characters per inch;

(3)   legible upon scanning and copying; and

(4)   on only one side of an 8½” x 11” sheet.

(c)   Margins. The margin on the top of a document must be at least 1½ inches. Margins on the bottom and sides of the document must be at least 1 inch.

(d)   Spacing. Text must be double-spaced, except that single spacing may be used for a subparagraph, legal description of real estate, itemization, quotation, headers and footers, and similar subsidiary portions of the document.

(e)   Required Information. The document must include the following:

(1)   the name of the court in the center of the top of the first page; 

(2)   the case caption and, if the document is filed in an existing case, the case number on the top of the first page below the name of the court;

(3)   the name, signature, address, telephone number, fax number if any, and e-mail address if any, of the person filing the document; and

(4)   the attorney’s Kansas registration number after the attorney’s name if the document is filed by a Kansas attorney or the attorney’s state and registration number if the document is filed by an attorney not licensed in Kansas.

(f)   Exceptions. The requirements in this rule specifying type size, margins, and spacing do not apply to:

(1)   a form approved by the Supreme Court or the Kansas Judicial Council;

(2)   a form required by a governmental agency, such as a form prepared by the Kansas Sentencing Commission;

(3)   a document prepared in accordance with the requirements in a statute or other Supreme Court rule, such as preparation of a transcript; or

(4)   a document submitted by a self-represented litigant.

[History: Am. effective September 8, 2006; Restyled rule and amended effective July 1, 2012; Am. effective November 18, 2016; Am. effective June 14, 2019; Am. effective October 11, 2019.]