Requirements for Use of Electronic Filing System

(a) Document Type and Format. Documents filed in the EFS shall be in a searchable format, as specified by the Rhode Island Judiciary User Guide for Electronic Filing. Documents must also conform to the technical requirements identified in the Rhode Island Judiciary User Guide for Electronic Filing. (b) Non-conforming Documents. Materials that are required to be filed with the court and that cannot be converted into electronic form, such as videotapes, x-rays, documents and other similar items which are illegible when scanned, may be filed manually. The filing party shall file a Notice of Manual Filing which shall be dock- eted in the CMS to denote that a manual filing has been made and that the material is being held in the clerk’s office. The filing party shall serve the materials conven- tionally if required. 4 Revised September 2023 (c) Documents Shall be Self-contained. All Electronic Documents shall be self- contained and must not contain hyperlinks to external papers or websites.