Rule 12 Official record; certified copies

(a) Official Record. If an electronic version of a document exists in the electronic case management system, it is the official record regardless of whether the document was electronically filed or nonelectronically filed and converted to electronic form.

(b) Maintaining Nonelectronic Document. Unless otherwise provided by law, the court is not required to maintain a nonelectronically filed paper document after it has been converted to electronic form.

(c) Exception for Nonelectronic Documents Which Must be Retained by Law. Notwithstanding 12(b), where required by statute or other provision of law, the court must retain the paper document, even if the document has also been converted to electronic form.

(d) Certified Copies. Certified copies may be issued in the conventional manner or in any manner authorized by law.