Briefs, Appendices, Assignment

and Argument (Amended July 19, 2017, to take effect Oct. 8, 2017.) Briefs and appendices, if any, filed by the par- ties shall conform to the rules set forth in Chapter 67, except that the parties shall file initial briefs and appendices within forty-five days of issuance of the notice of an order of preliminary acceptance. A party wishing to file a reply brief must do so within twenty days of the filing of the last initial brief. Extensions of time will not be granted except for extraordinary cause. The Supreme Court may the matter assign certified questions without appearing on the docket and before reply briefs are filed. Oral argument shall be as provided in Chapter 70, unless otherwise ordered by the court. (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 4173.) (Amended Nov. 4, 2004, to take effect Jan. 1, 2005; amended June 5, 2013, to take effect July 1, 2013; amended Sept. 16, 2015, to take effect Jan. 1, 2016; amended July 19, 2017, to take effect Oct. 8, 2017; amended June 6, 2018, to take effect Sept. 1, 2018.)