PART IV — ELECTRONIC FILING, SERVICE, FEES, PRIVACY, AND DOCUMENT FORM

Rule 28. Electronic signature and filing certifications

Cite asRid. R. Sup. Ct. 28Official text at page 11

(a)§

Signature

Every filing must contain the nonempty electronic signature required by the ECMS. Authenticated transmission constitutes the account holder’s signature. The typed string need not independently prove the signer’s civil identity; the authenticated filedBy account is the principal attribution.

(b)§

Form

An attorney signature block must state the attorney’s name, State Bar identifier, represented party, Roblox user identifier, and service contact. A self-represented signature block must state the filer’s current Roblox username and immutable user identifier if known.

(c)§

Certifications

By signing, the filer certifies after reasonable inquiry that:

1.§

the filer is authorized to submit the filing;

2.§

factual contentions have or are expected to have evidentiary support;

3.§

legal contentions are warranted by existing law or a nonfrivolous argument for lawful change;

4.§

the filing is not presented to harass, cause needless delay, impersonate another, or evade an access control;

5.§

quotations, citations, and record references have been verified;

6.§

protected information has been handled under Rules 33 and 34; and

7.§

the filing complies with applicable service duties.

(d)§

Declaration

When a filing asserts facts outside the existing record, the signer must declare under penalty of perjury under Ridgeway law that the factual statement is true and correct, or attach a declaration by a person with knowledge.

(e)§

Unsigned filing

The Clerk must notify the filer of an omitted or invalid signature. The defect may be cured within twenty-four hours after service of that notice, but the Court must determine whether the cure preserves legal effect when signature is required by law.