809.801 Rule (Appellate electronic filing).

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(1)Definitions. The definitions in s. 809.01 apply in this section.

(2)Effective date; applicability.

(a)At the direction of the supreme court, the director shall implement an electronic filing system for the Wisconsin supreme court and court of appeals. The requirements of this section shall govern the electronic filing of documents in all types of actions and proceedings in the appellate courts.

(b)At the direction of the supreme court, mandatory use of the electronic filing system shall be phased in according to a schedule set by the director until the system has been fully implemented. Information about the transition schedule shall be made readily available to the public in advance of its application.

(c)Subject to the schedule in par.

(b), mandatory users shall be required to use the appellate court electronic filing system for all new filings covered by the schedule. Electronic filing shall be required for all new actions and proceedings brought in the court of appeals and the supreme court, and for all new documents submitted in previously filed cases, except as otherwise provided in this section.

(e)Electronic filing is limited to methods specifically approved by the director. The director may enter into an agreement with any state agency to allow electronic filing through a custom data exchange between the court case management system and the agency’s automated information system. Parties using a custom data exchange are considered mandatory users and are subject to the requirements of this section.

(f)The procedures in this section shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with existing procedures. This section is not intended to limit the director’s approval of new technologies that accomplish the same functions.