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Local Rule 1007-2. Pro Se Petitions.

(a) Any individual filing a bankruptcy petition in person at the Clerk's office shall present the filer's government issued photo identification card used for entry to the federal courthouse. The Clerk will make a copy of the presented photo identification.

(b) Acceptable identification for the purposes of this local rule includes any state driver's license, a U.S. Passport, any identification card issued by a federal, state, or local governmental entity, military identification, as well as any other identification acceptable for entry into the federal courthouse.

(c) The Clerk will convert the copy of the photo identification to a PDF document, which will be added to the docket as a restricted event. Once docketed, the paper copy will be destroyed.

(d) If a person fails to present acceptable identification as required by this Rule, the Clerk will note that failure on the docket sheet.