Rule 81.18(b) Changes

2008 changes to the Supreme Court Rule outlining the required formatting for transcripts on appeal went into effect January 1 with a subsequent change to the same subpart to become effective on July 1, 2008, as noted below.

Test of subd. (b) effective until July 1, 2008

(b)    Typewritten transcripts shall conform to the provisions of Rule 81.18(a) except that they shall be securely bound on the left side with either spiral binding or fasteners that extend a full one inch beyond the depth of the volume and shall have a left margin of not less than one and one-fourth inches.  A volume of transcript shall not exceed two hundred sheets of paper.

Test of subd (b) effective July 1, 2008

(b)    Typewritten transcripts shall conform to the provisions of Rule 81.18(a) except that:

(1)    There shall be no fewer than nine characters to the typed inch;

(2)    They shall be securely bound on the left side with either spiral binding or fasteners that extend a full one inch beyond the depth of the volume;

(3)    They shall be a left margin of not less than one and one-fourth nor more than one and three-fourths inches;

(4)    They shall have a right margin of not more than three-eights of an inch; and

(5)    There shall be no fewer than 25 typed lines per sheet of paper.

Each question and answer must begin no more than five spaces from the left margin, with no more than five spaces from the “Q” and “A” to the test.  Carryover questions and answers shall begin at the left margin.

            A volume of transcript shall not exceed 200 sheets of paper.