107. An originating application must be filed with the court office before it is notified to the other parties. The court clerk records it in the court registers, opens and assigns an identification number to the case record and writes that number on the document to be used by the party for notification purposes. All other pleadings must be filed with proof of notification and with any other required document.
Pleadings that are to be presented at the hearing must be filed with the court office at least two days before the date of presentation, except in an urgent situation noted by the court.
No originating application may be set down for trial or judgment unless the plaintiff has first filed proof of notification; an originating application expires if it is not notified within three months after it is filed.
Pleadings on technological media filed outside court office hours are deemed filed at the court office’s next opening time. In an urgent situation, the filing of a pleading outside court office hours may be attested to by the court clerk.
To be considered received on the date of its filing, a pleading must be filed with the prescribed court costs and fees, if any. However, if the amount of the costs and fees is determined by the court clerk after the pleading is filed, payment must be made not later than two days after the notification of a notice stating the amount.
2014, c. 1, a. 107; 2020, c. 292020, c. 29, s. 16112020, c. 292020, c. 29, s. 1612.