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                                   RULE 9.7
           PREPARING CLERK'S PAPERS AND EXHIBITS FOR APPELLATE COURT


  (a) Clerk's Papers.  The clerk of the trial court shall make copies at cost,
not to exceed 50 cents a page, of those portions of the clerk's papers
designated by the parties and prepare them for transmission to the appellate
court. The clerk shall assemble the copies and number each page of the clerk's
papers in chronological order of filing, and bind in volumes of no more than
200 pages, or, as authorized by the appellate court, assemble and transmit the
numbered clerk's papers to the appellate court in electronic format. The clerk
shall prepare a cover sheet for the papers with the title "Clerk's Papers" and
prepare an alphabetical index to the papers. The clerk shall promptly send a
copy of the index to each party. The reproduction costs must be paid to the
trial court clerk within 14 days of receipt of the index. Failure to do so may
result in sanctions under rule 18.9. Within 14 days of receiving payment, the
clerk shall forward the clerk's papers to the appellate court.

    (b) Exhibits. The clerk of the trial court shall assemble those exhibits
designated by the parties and prepare them for transmission to the appellate
court. Exhibits which are papers should be assembled in the order the exhibits
are numbered with a cover sheet which lists the exhibits and is titled
"Exhibits."

    (c) Certified Record of Administrative Adjudicative Orders. When an
administrative agency has certified the record of an administrative order for
review by the superior court, the clerk of the superior court shall transmit to
the appellate court the original record certified by the administrative agency.


[Amended effective September 1, 2010]
	

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