(1) Facsimile copies and accompanying documentation will be received by the clerk and filed in the same manner as if they were originals received in the mail. In other words, they will be entered upon receipt. Upon receipt of the original, which is still necessary to file, the clerk will attach it to the fax copy already of record.

(2) The appropriately marked and entered facsimile copy will for all legal requirements be considered the same as if the original had been entered at that time, so long as the actual signed original is submitted by the filing party or attorney. The purpose of this rule is to facilitate timely filing, but there is no substitute for complying with the Civil Rules for filing of original documents.