Rule 1.12: Signatures

(a)   Signature Requirements.

(1)   Electronic Signature. Filings must include a signature block with the name of the filing user under whose ID and password the document is submitted along with “/s/[Name of Filing User]” typed in the space where the signature would otherwise appear and the other information required by K.S.A. 60-211 and Supreme Court Rule 111.

(2)   Written Signature. A filing user may also satisfy the signature requirement by scanning a document containing the filing user’s written signature.

(3)   Noncompliance. A filing that does not comply with this provision will be deemed in violation of K.S.A. 60-211 and Supreme Court Rule 111. The document may be rejected via electronic notice or may be ordered stricken from the record.

(b)   Signatures of Multiple Parties. Documents requiring signatures of more than one party may be filed electronically:

(1)   by submitting a scanned document containing all necessary written signatures,

(2)   by representing the consent of the other parties on the document, or

(3)   in any other manner approved by the court.

(c)   Signature of the Clerk of the Appellate Courts. Records and judicial proceedings requiring the attestation of the clerk of the appellate courts may be authenticated by the clerk by using an electronic signature in lieu of the clerk’s manual signature, and such electronic signature shall have the same legal effect as a manual signature.

(d)   Verified Affidavit or Waiver. A verified affidavit or waiver that is required to be signed by a person who is not counsel of record must be submitted by written signature as described in subsection (a)(2). The electronic signature described in subsection (a)(1) will not comply.

[History: New rule effective December 19, 2016.]