Rules 76 and 440 are amended to read as attached hereto. New Rule 205.3 is promulgated to read as attached hereto. A note is added to Rule 1025 to read as attached hereto. This Order shall be processed in accordance with Pa. Underscored material is added.
Bracketed material is deleted.
New rules are not underscored. Filing Pleadings and Other Legal Papers with the Prothonotary. A party may file with the prothonotary an original plead-ing or other legal paper, or a copy including a facsimile copy provided that the copy shows that the original pleading or other legal paper was properly signed and, where applicable, verified. Except as otherwise provided by law, the copy shall be deemed the equivalent of the original document. This rule does not authorize the filing of legal papers with the prothonotary by facsimile transmission, but, rather, authorizes the filing of a non-original facsimile or other copy.