(1) New Actions and Submissions. On and after the MDEC start date, this Title applies to (A) new actions filed in a trial court for an MDEC county, (B) new submissions in actions then pending in that court, (C) new submissions in actions in that court that were concluded as of the MDEC start date but were reopened on or after that date, (D) new submissions in actions remanded to that court by a higher court or the United States District Court, and (E) new submissions in actions transferred or removed to that court.

(2) Existing Documents; Pending and Reopened Cases. With the approval of the State Court Administrator, (A) the County Administrative Judge of the circuit court for an MDEC county, by order, may direct that all or some of the documents that were filed prior to the MDEC start date in a pending or reopened action in that court be converted to electronic form by the clerk, and (B) the Chief Judge of the District Court, by order, may direct that all or some of the documents that were filed prior to the MDEC start date in a pending or reopened action in the District Court be converted to electronic form by the clerk. Any such order by the County Administrative Judge or the Chief Judge of the District Court shall include provisions to ensure that converted documents comply with the redaction provisions applicable to new submissions.

(1) Appellate Proceedings

(2) Other Proceedings. This Title also applies to (A) a question certified to the Supreme Court pursuant to the Maryland Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act, Code, Courts Article, §§ 12-601-12-613; and (B) an original action in the Supreme Court allowed by law.

Committee note: After the Supreme Court has received and docketed a certification order pursuant to Rule 8-304 or Rule 8-305, parties who are registered users must file any subsequent papers electronically.