Text of the provision
Sec. 14. Conventional service or filing of orders, pleadings and other documents. — Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following orders, pleadings, and other documents must be served or filed personally or by registered mail when allowed, and shall not be served or filed electronically, unless express permission is granted by the [c]ourt: (a) Initiatory pleadings and initial responsive pleadings, such as an answer; (b) Subpoena, protection orders, and writs; (c) Appendices and exhibits to motions, or other documents that are not readily amenable to electronic scanning may, at the option of the party filing such, be filed and served conventionally; and (d) Sealed and confidential documents or records.
2019 Rules of Civil Procedure (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC), Rule 13, Section 14. Reproduced verbatim and verified word-for-word against the Supreme Court's official text and the ChanRobles rendering.
About this section
This is Section 14 of Rule 13 (Filing And Service Of Pleadings, Judgments And Other Papers) of the 2019 Rules of Civil Procedure, the rules promulgated by the Supreme Court in A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC and in force since May 1, 2020. The text above is reproduced verbatim from the current rules.
Related provisions
- Section 13 — Service of [j]udgments, [f]inal [o]rders or [r]esolutions.
- Section 15 — Completeness of service.
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