Montgomery County Circuit Court
Court-Level Rules, Filing Procedures & Policies
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Filing & Service rules
Electronic Filing Rules
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.
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Non-registered users must file submissions in paper form.
A person who is not a registered user shall file a submission in paper form.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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;
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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.
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Filing Fees and Waivers
Court costs in civil and family cases are waived as of August 1, 2019, unless the cases were referred to collections.
ORDERED, that such costs in those civil and family cases shall be waived as of August 1, 2019, unless said cases were referred to collections
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When the court imposes costs and immediately reduces them to judgment at sentencing, the matter should be referred to the Central Collections Unit (CCU).
when the court imposes costs and then immediately reduces the costs to judgment, the matter should be referred to CCU.
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If a case is reopened, outstanding court costs will be invoiced.
ORDERED, that if such cases are reopened, said court costs shall be invoiced for those outstanding court costs.
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Outstanding court costs incurred before August 1, 2019 are waived, unless the case was referred to collections, regardless of case status.
ORDERED, that all outstanding costs in those cases incurred prior to August 1, 2019 shall be waived as of August 1, 2019, unless said cases were referred to collections, and it is further ORDERED, that this waiver shall apply to all above referenced cases regardless of case status as of August 1,
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Court costs are waived as of August 1, 2019 in certain civil and family cases closed or dismissed before invoicing, unless those cases were referred to collections.
such costs in those civil and family cases shall be waived as of August 1, 2019, unless said cases were referred to collections
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