Rule 2.135. Filing of handwritten or hand-printed forms
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 2.135
Current text effective January 1, 2003.
The clerk must not reject for filing or refuse to file any Judicial Council or local court form solely on the ground that:
#(1) It is completed in handwritten or hand-printed characters; or
#(2) The handwriting or hand-printing is a color other than blue-black or black.
#History
Rule 2.135 amended and renumbered effective January, 2007; adopted as rule 201.4 effective January 1, 2003.
What this rule requires
Document Format Requirements
(1) It is completed in handwritten or hand-printed characters;
(2) The handwriting or hand-printing is a color other than blue-black or black.
Official text: courts.ca.gov , checked October 19, 2026.