RULE 18.9
                     VIOLATION OF RULES

    (a) Sanctions. The appellate court on its own initiative
or on motion of a party may order a party or counsel, or a
court reporter or other authorized person preparing a
verbatim report of proceedings, who uses these rules for the
purpose of delay, files a frivolous appeal, or fails to
comply with these rules to pay terms or compensatory damages
to any other party who has been harmed by the delay or the
failure to comply or to pay sanctions to the court. The
appellate court may condition a party's right to participate
further in the review on compliance with terms of an order
or ruling including payment of an award which is ordered
paid by the party. If an award is not paid within the time
specified by the court, the appellate court will transmit
the award to the superior court of the county where the case
arose and direct the entry of a judgment in accordance with
the award.
    (b) Dismissal on Motion of Commissioner or Clerk. The
commissioner or clerk, on 10 days' notice to the parties,
may (1) dismiss a review proceeding as provided in section
(a) and (2) except as provided in rule 18.8(b), will dismiss
a review proceeding for failure to timely file a notice of
appeal, a notice for discretionary review, a motion for
discretionary review of a decision of the Court of Appeals,
or a petition for review. A party may object to the ruling
of the commissioner or clerk only as provided in rule 17.7.
    (c) Dismissal on Motion of Party. The appellate court
will, on motion of a party, dismiss review of a case (1) for
want of prosecution if the party seeking review has
abandoned the review, or (2) if the application for review
is frivolous, moot, or solely for the purpose of delay, or
(3) except as provided in rule 18.8(b), for failure to
timely file a notice of appeal, a notice of discretionary
review, a motion for discretionary review of a decision of
the Court of Appeals, or a petition for review.
    (d) Objection to Ruling. A counsel upon whom sanctions
have been imposed or a party may object to the ruling of a
commissioner or the clerk only as provided in rule 17.7.

                         References
    Rule 10.7, Submission of Improper Brief.