R. 1:4-9 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 1:4-9: Size, Weight and Format of Filed Papers, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked

rule 1:4-9 "Size, Weight and Format of Filed Papers" {
Except as otherwise provided by R. 2:6-10, pleadings and other papers filed with the court, including letter briefs and memoranda but excluding preprinted legal forms and documentary exhibits, shall be prepared on letter size (approximately 8.5 x 11 inches) paper of standard weight and quality for copy paper and shall be double spaced with no smaller than 10-pitch or 12-point type. Both sides of the paper may be used and recycled paper should be used, provided legibility is maintained.
Note: Source - R.R. 1:27C; caption and text amended June 29, 1990 to be effective September 4, 1990; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; amended June 28, 1996 to be effective September 1, 1996; amended July 27, 2006 to be effective September 1, 2006; amended July 9, 2008 to be effective September 1, 2008.
}
referenced_by: 1:5-6, 6:3-1
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-23; corpus harvested 2026-09-02