# 22 NYCRR § 202.5-a: Filing by Electronic Transmission

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## Section

- **Citation:** 22 NYCRR § 202.5-a
- **Heading:** Filing by Electronic Transmission
- **Jurisdiction:** New York
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** 22 NYCRR (NY Court Rules) / Uniform Rules for the Trial Courts / Part 202. Uniform Civil Rules For The Supreme Court And The County Court / P202 / 22 NYCRR § 202.5-a

## Text

(a) Papers and correspondence by fax.  Papers and correspondence filed by fax shall comply with the requirements of section 202.5 except that papers shall not be submitted to the court by fax without advance approval of the justice assigned. Correspondence sent by fax should not be followed by hard copy unless requested.
(b) Papers submitted in digital format.  In cases not pending in the court's Filing by Electronic Means System, the court may permit counsel to communicate with the court and each other by e-mail. Papers and correspondence filed by fax shall comply with the requirements of section 202.5 except that papers shall not be submitted to the court by fax without advance approval of the justice assigned. In the court's discretion, counsel may be requested to submit memoranda of law by e-mail or by other electronic means, such as by a computer flash drive, along with an original and courtesy copy.

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