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California Rules of Court

Rule 8.815. Form of filed documents

Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.815

Current text effective January 1, 2020.

Except as these rules provide otherwise, documents filed in the appellate division may be either produced on a computer or typewritten and must comply with the relevant provisions of rule 8.883(c).

#History

Rule 8.815 adopted effective January 1, 2020.

What this rule requires

Document Format Requirements

  • Except as these rules provide otherwise, documents filed in the appellate division may be either produced on a computer or typewritten and must comply with the relevant provisions of rule 8.883(c).

Official text: courts.ca.gov , checked October 19, 2026.