23rd Judicial Circuit Court, DeKalb County, Illinois Document Format Requirements

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Applies to

Support order

Maintenance or support payments must be made under a Support Order using the Circuit Court Clerk’s form.

Maintenance or support payments shall be made pursuant to a Support Order using the form available from the Circuit Court Clerk.

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Margins

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Each page margin must be at least one inch.

The margins on each side of the page must each be a minimum of 1 inch;

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Format

PDF

An electronically filed document must be an unalterable, sealed PDF that prints with the same contents and formatting as the authoring program's output.

Any electronically filed document must be unalterable (sealed PDF), and be able to be printed with the same contents and formats as if printed from its authoring program.

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Electronically filed documents containing signatures of persons or third parties must bear a facsimile or typographical signature.

Documents containing signatures of one or more persons or third parties may be filed electronically and shall bear a facsimile or typographical signature.

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Petitions, Findings, and Orders of Protection must use approved forms, with an attachment as a rider if the forms lack space.

D. All Petitions, Findings and Orders of Protection shall be made on approved forms. If there is insufficient space on the forms, an attachment shall be used as a rider to the approved forms.

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Participants must not be able to detect a light or display indicating that equipment is operating.

Nor shall any light or other display be detectable to participants to Indicate when any equipment is In operation.

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Documents submitted for admission to the official record must use individual 8.5-by-11-inch sheets and may not be permanently bound or continuous forms.

A. All documents sought to be admitted into the official record shall consist of one or more individual sheets measuring 8.5 inches by 11 inches, not permanently bound and not a continuous form.

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Documents filed with the Clerk must not contain staples.

Documents to be filed shall not contain staples

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Only one livestream of court proceedings, operated by designated personnel, is permitted.

No more than one livestream of court proceedings, with designated personnel to operate it, shall be permitted.

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The Presiding Judge must approve the contents and formatting of county-specific pre-printed forms, including any carbonless-copy count, before use.

The contents, and formatting, including the number of carbonless copies, if any, of county-specific pre-printed forms must be approved by the Presiding Judge prior to use.

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No more than two news media representatives may take photographs during a court proceeding.

No more than two news media representatives may take photos during a court proceeding.

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Margins

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Each page margin must be at least 1 inch.

The margins on each side of the page must each be a minimum of 1 inch;

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Transcript requests must be made in writing and submitted to the court reporter supervisor or a court reporting services employee.

All transcript requests shall be made in writing and submitted to the court reporter supervisor or court reporting services employee.

CRITICALCivil cases

A marriage-license petition must use a Clerk-provided form or a substantially similar format.

A petition for an order directing the County Clerk to issue a marriage license as provided in 750 ILCS 5/201 et seq. shall be on one of the forms provided by the Clerk, or in a format substantially similar to it.

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Exhibits, prior orders, and prior pleadings must not be attached and filed with the Circuit Clerk unless required by law or rule, or permitted by the Court.

G. Exhibits, prior orders, or prior pleadings SHALL NOT be attached and filed with the Circuit Clerk unless otherwise required by law, rule, or by leave of Court.

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Standardized forms approved by the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice must be used as provided in Supreme Court Rule 10-101.

Standardized forms approved by the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice shall be used as provided in Supreme Court Rule 10-101.

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A marriage-license petition must use a Clerk-provided form or a substantially similar format.

A petition for an order directing the County Clerk to issue a marriage license as provided in 750 ILCS 5/201 et seq. shall be on one of the forms provided by the Clerk, or in a format substantially similar to it.

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A case number must consist of a two-digit commencement year, the prescribed case-type abbreviation, and a consecutive case number.

Such Case Number shall consist of: (1) a two digit number indicating the year in which such action or proceeding was commenced; (2) a case type abbreviation prescribed by the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts; and (3) a consecutive case number.

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The contents and formatting of pre-printed forms, including the number of carbonless copies, must be approved by the Presiding Judge before use.

The eontents, Bnd f-ormetting, ineluding the number of earbonless eopies, if eny, of pre-printed f-orms must be Bpproved by the Presiding Judge prior to use.

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The income-and-expenses affidavit must use the Circuit Court Clerk’s form or a format containing the same information.

Every pleading seeking to establish or otherwise affect issues of support or maintenance, whether temporary or permanent in nature shall be accompanied by an Affidavit as to Income and Expenses on a form which is available from the Circuit Court Clerk, or in a format containing the same information.

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Documents must be legible and printed in permanent black or blue ink, whether handwritten, typewritten, or computer generated.

Documents shall be legibly printed in permanent black or blue ink, by hand, type or computer generated.

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Only one audio system, operated by designated personnel, is permitted.

No more than one audio system, with designated personnel to operate it, shall be permitted.

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Format

PDF

Documents must be submitted in PDF format.

Documents must be submitted in PDF format.

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Microphones used by counsel and judges must have power switches.

Microphones for use of counsel and judges shall be equipped with power switches.

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A petition to expunge felony or misdemeanor arrest records must be in writing.

Any petition to expunge records of felony or misdemeanor arrest pursuant to 20 ILCS 2630/5.2, 730 ILCS 5/5-5-4 and 730 ILCS 5/5-6-3.13 shall be in writing and shall be brought before the Presiding Judge of the county or any Judge designated by the Presiding Judge.

CRITICALCriminal cases

A petition to expunge felony or misdemeanor arrest records must be in writing and brought before the Presiding Judge or a judge designated by the Presiding Judge.

Any petition to expunge records of felony or misdemeanor arrest pursuant to 20 ILCS 2630/5.2, 730 ILCS 5/5-5-4 and 730 ILCS 5/5-6-3.13 shall be in writing and shall be brought before the Presiding Judge of the county or any Judge designated by the Presiding Judge.

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If an approved form lacks sufficient space, an attachment must be used as a rider to the form.

If there is insufficient space on the forms, an attachment shall be used as a rider to the approved forms.

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Body text must be at least 12-point font, and footnotes must be at least 10-point font.

The size of the type in the body of the text must be no less than 12 point font, and footnotes no less than 10 point font;

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A request for extended media coverage must use Form 1 or a substantially similar form.

Requests shall be filed using Form 1, in the Appendix, or a substantially similar form.

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A marriage-license petition must use a Clerk-provided form or a substantially similar format.

A petition for an order directing the County Clerk to issue a marriage license as provided in 750 ILCS 5/201 et seq. shall be on one of the forms provided by the Clerk, or in a format substantially similar to it

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Pages must measure 8½ by 11 inches.

The size of the pages must be 8 ½ by 11 inches;

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New designs, revisions, and modifications to county-specific forms must be forwarded to the Clerk before the Presiding Judge approves them.

All new designs, revisions, and modifications to county-specific forms shall be forwarded to the Clerk of the Circuit Court prior to approval by the Presiding Judge.

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The Presiding Judge must approve the contents and formatting of pre-printed forms, including any carbonless-copy count, before use.

The contents, and formatting, including the number of carbonless copies, if any, of pre-printed forms must be approved by the Presiding Judge prior to use.

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Proposed trial stipulations must be in writing.

Proposed stipulations for use at trial will be in writing, signed by the parties or their attorneys and filed in the cause unless the Court directs otherwise.

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Filed documents must use individual 8.5-by-11-inch sheets, must not be permanently bound or continuous forms, and attached exhibits must meet the same size standard.

Documents shall consist of one or more individual sheets measuring 8.5 inches by 11 inches, not permanently bound and not a continuous form. All exhibits attached to motions, petitions or the like shall conform to the 8.5 inch by 11 inch standard.

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Microphones, wiring, and audio recording equipment must be adequate to avoid interference with courtroom amplification or electronic recording systems.

Microphones, wiring, and audio recording equipment shall be of adequate technical quality to prevent interference with courtroom amplification systems or electronic recording systems.

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Signatures and dates must be in black or blue ink or in an electronic format approved by the Supreme Court.

Signatures and dates shall be in black or blue ink or in an electronic format approved by the Supreme Court.

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Format

PDF

Electronically filed documents must be unalterable PDFs and must print with the same content and format as the authoring program.

Any electronically filed document must be unalterable (sealed PDF), and be able to be printed with the same contents and formats as if printed from its authoring program.

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Format

PDF

Documents must be submitted in PDF format.

Documents must be submitted in PDF format.

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No more than two news media representatives may record video during a court proceeding.

No more than two news media representatives may perform video recording during a court proceeding.

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Margins

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Documents must be on white paper weighing at least 20 pounds, have margins of at least one inch on every side, and not use margins for handwritten changes or continuations.

Documents shall be on white paper of not less than 20 pound weight and shall have a margin of at least one inch on the top, the bottom and each side. Margins shall not be used for any handwritten modifications or continuation to the document.

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If a self-represented litigant’s appearance is not e-filed, the litigant must sign it and have the signature acknowledged by a notary or another person authorized to administer oaths under Illinois law.

If the appearance is not e-filed, the SRL must sign the appearance, and the SRL’s signature must be acknowledged before a notary public or other person authorized to administer oaths under Illinois law.

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Verified user authentication constitutes the holder’s signature on an electronic filing, and facsimile or typographical signatures are permitted and treated as in-person signatures.

Any document filed electronically, including all pleadings, motions, documents, etc., using a verified user authentication shall be deemed to have been signed by the holder of the user authentication. Documents containing facsimile or typographical signatures may be filed electronically and shall be deemed to have been signed in person by the individual identified.

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Body text must be at least 12-point font, and footnotes must be at least 10-point font.

The size of the type in the body of the text must be no less than 12 point font, and footnotes no less than 10 point font;

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Printed type must be dark enough to reproduce clearly by photocopying or computer imaging.

Printing is not acceptable unless the type is dark enough to reproduce clearly when photocopied or scanned for computer imaging.

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Requests shall be made in writing on forms provided by the Court.

Requests shall be made in writing on forms provided by the Court.

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The contents and formatting of county-specific pre-printed forms, including the number of carbonless copies, must be approved by the Presiding Judge before use.

The contents, and formatting, including the number of carbonless copies, if any, of county-specific pre-printed forms must be approved by the Presiding Judge prior to use.

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New form designs, revisions, and modifications must be forwarded to the Clerk before the Presiding Judge approves them.

All nevv designs, re·visions, Bnd modifieetiol"ls to f-orms shell be f-orvverded to the Clerk of the Circuit Court prior to epproval by the Presiding Judge.

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Discovery and depositions must not be attached as exhibits unless a statute or Supreme Court Rule requires it.

Discovery and depositions shall not be attached as exhibits, except as required by Statute or Supreme Court Rule.

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Media equipment used in court must operate quietly and without distracting from proceedings.

All equipment used by media personnel in the courtroom during court proceedings must operate quietly and without drawing attention, so as not to disrupt or distract from the proceedings.