Montgomery County Circuit Court Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

All submissions

Self-represented litigants who are registered users must file all submissions electronically in MDEC actions.

a self-represented litigant in an MDEC action who is a registered user shall file electronically all submissions in the MDEC action.

CRITICAL

Applies to

All submissions

Non-registered users must file submissions in paper form.

A person who is not a registered user shall file a submission in paper form.

CRITICAL

The Clerk's Office will no longer accept drop box submissions from attorneys or registered self-represented litigants.

the Clerk's Office shall no longer accept submissions using the Court's drop box from attorneys or registered self-represented litigants

CRITICAL

Applies to

All submissions

Registered users who are required or permitted to file must do so electronically.

a registered user who is required or permitted to file a submission in an MDEC action shall file the submission electronically.

CRITICAL

Applies to

All submissions

Attorneys must file their entry of appearance and all subsequent submissions electronically in MDEC actions.

an attorney who enters an appearance in an MDEC action shall file electronically the attorney’s entry of appearance and all subsequent submissions in the action.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Exhibit

All documents offered as exhibits in open court must be scanned into the MDEC system by the courtroom clerk.

ORDERED, that all documents offered into evidence as exhibits in open court shall be scanned into the MDEC system by the courtroom clerk;

CRITICAL

Applies to

All submissions

Self-represented litigants who are not registered users are prohibited from filing electronically.

A self-represented litigant in an MDEC action who is not a registered user may not file submissions electronically.

CRITICAL

The Clerk's Office will no longer accept submissions via email from any source.

the Clerk's Office shall no longer accept submissions via e-mail from any source

CRITICAL

Applies to

All submissions

Court personnel must file all submissions electronically in MDEC actions.

judges, judicial appointees, clerks, and judicial personnel, shall file electronically all submissions in an MDEC action.

WARNING

Applies to

All submissions

Paper submissions via US mail with a postmark date on or before October 24, 2021 will be accepted for filing.

paper submissions received via US mail with a postmark date of October 24, 2021, or sooner, shall be accepted for filing.