FORM OF BRIEFS AND REPRODUCED RECORD
Rule 2171. Method of Reproduction. Separate Brief and Record.
(a) General Rule.Briefs and reproduced records may be reproduced by any duplicating or copying process which produces a clear black image on white paper. Briefs and records shall comply with the requirements of Pa.R.A.P. 124 and shall be firmly bound at the left margin.
(b) Separate brief and record.In all cases the reproduced record may be bound separately, and must be if it and the brief together contain more than 100 pages or if the reproduced record contains Confidential Information or Confidential Documents, as those terms are defined in the Case Records Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania (Public Access Policy), in any pleadings, documents, or legal papers originally filed after the effective date of the Public Access Policy.
Official Note
See Pa.R.A.P. 124 (form of documents; number of copies) for general provisions on quality, size and format of documents (including briefs and reproduced records) filed in Pennsylvania appellate courts.
Source The provisions of this Rule 2171 amended through December 10, 1986, effective January 31, 1987, and shall govern all matters thereafter commenced and, insofar as just and practicable, matters then pending, 16 Pa.B. 4951; amended May 16, 2003, effective 60 days after adoption, 33 Pa.B. 2586; amended September 10, 2008, effective December 1, 2008, 38 Pa.B. 5257; amended January 5, 2018, effective January 6, 2018, 48 Pa.B. 461; amended June 1, 2018, effective July 1, 2018, 48 Pa.B. 3517; amended October 28, 2021, effective April 1, 2022, 51 Pa.B. 7050. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (392582).
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