(a) As to any document required or permitted to be filed with the court in paper form, only the original shall be filed with the clerk except that parties shall file an original and one copy of any document in excess of 200 pages.
	(b) Any document signed by an attorney for filing shall contain under the signature line the name, address, telephone number, fax number, e-mail address (if applicable) and  Pennsylvania or other state bar identification number.  When listing the bar identification number, the state’s postal abbreviation shall be used as a prefix (e.g., PA 12345, NY 246810).
	(c) Documents shall not be faxed to a judge without prior leave of court.  Documents shall not be faxed to the clerk’s office, except in the event of a technical failure with the court’s Electronic Case Filing (“ECF”) system.  Technical Failure is defined as a malfunction of court owned/leased hardware, software, and/or telecommunications facility which results in the inability of a Filing User to submit a filing electronically.  Technical failure does not include malfunctioning of a Filing User’s equipment.
	(d) A filed document in a case (other than a social security case) shall not contain any of the personal data identifiers listed in this rule unless permitted by an order of the court or unless redacted in conformity with this rule.  The personal data identifiers covered by this rule and the required redactions are as follows:
		1. Social Security Numbers.  If an individual’s Social Security Number must be included in a document, only the last four digits of that number shall be used;

		2. Names of minor children.  If the involvement of a minor child must be mentioned, only that child’s initials shall be used;

		3. Dates of birth.  If an individual’s date of birth must be included, only the year shall be used;

		4. Financial account numbers.  If financial account numbers must be included, only the last four digits shall be used.

	Additional personal data identifier in a criminal case document only:

		5. Home addresses.  If a home address must be included, only the city and state shall be listed.

	(e) A party wishing to file a document containing the personal data identifiers listed above may file in addition to the required redacted document:

		1. a sealed and otherwise identical document containing the unredacted personal data identifiers, or 

		2. a reference list under seal.  The reference list shall contain the complete personal data identifier(s) and the redacted identifier(s) used in its(their) place in the filing.  All references in the case to the redacted identifiers included in the reference list will be construed to refer to the corresponding complete personal data identifier.  The reference list must be filed under seal, and may be amended as of right.
	
	The sealed unredacted version of the document or the sealed reference list shall be retained by the court as a part of the record.

	The responsibility for redacting these personal identifiers rests solely with counsel and the parties.  The clerk will not review each document for redaction.