Filing of Appeal

All appeals shall be filed and all fees paid in accordance with the provisions of Section 60-7 or 60-8. The appeal will be docketed upon filing but may be returned or rejected for noncompliance with the Rules of Appellate Procedure. The appellant must certify that a copy of the appeal form generated at the time of electronic filing and bearing the assigned docket number and electronic signature of the filer will immedi- ately be delivered pursuant to Section 62-7 (c) to all counsel of record and, in criminal and habeas corpus matters, to the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney, Appellate Bureau. The appellate clerk, upon receipt of the foregoing, shall deliver a copy of the appeal form to the clerk of the trial court. In criminal and habeas corpus matters, the appellate clerk shall deliver a copy of the appeal form to the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney, Appellate Bureau, or to the attorney general, as appropriate. (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 4012.) (Amended July 30, 2009, to take effect Jan. 1, 2010; amended March 25, 2010, to take effect May 1, 2010; amended June 27, 2013, to take effect Oct. 1, 2013; amended Sept. 16, 2015, to take effect Jan. 1, 2016; amended Oct. 24, 2018, to take effect Jan. 1, 2019; amended July 19, 2022, to take effect Jan. 1, 2023.)