{
  "title": "Court e-filing PDF rules",
  "source": "https://docugrip.com/court-efiling-pdf-rules",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "rules": [
    {
      "id": "scotus",
      "court": "Supreme Court of the United States",
      "jurisdiction": "United States — federal",
      "level": "federal-appellate",
      "maxSize": "100 MB per uploaded file",
      "maxSizeMb": 100,
      "searchable": "Should be created from a word processor and be text-searchable; appendix items may be scanned when no word-processing version exists",
      "pdfa": "Should be PDF/A",
      "scan": "Not stated",
      "bookmarks": "Not stated",
      "security": "Not stated",
      "other": "Split a document over 100 MB into parts, each under the limit. Signed letters, word-count certificates and proofs of service need no physical signature in the electronic version.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Supreme Court — Electronic Filing Guidelines (March 2026)",
          "url": "https://www.supremecourt.gov/FilingAndRules/ElectronicFilingGuidelines_March2026.pdf"
        }
      ],
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-18"
    },
    {
      "id": "cacd",
      "court": "U.S. District Court, Central District of California (CM/ECF)",
      "jurisdiction": "United States — federal",
      "level": "federal-district",
      "maxSize": "35 MB per PDF",
      "maxSizeMb": 35,
      "searchable": "Not stated",
      "pdfa": "Not stated",
      "scan": "Not stated",
      "bookmarks": "Not stated",
      "security": "Not stated",
      "other": "One document, or one part of a document, per file. Larger files must be divided into sub-volumes. Each federal district sets its own CM/ECF limit — check your court.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "C.D. Cal. — PDF file size limit increase in CM/ECF",
          "url": "https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/news/pdf-file-size-limit-increase-cmecf"
        }
      ],
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-18"
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-appellate",
      "court": "California Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal",
      "jurisdiction": "California",
      "level": "state-appellate",
      "maxSize": "100 MB or less per file",
      "maxSizeMb": 100,
      "searchable": "Required, keeping the original formatting; a document may be scanned only when it cannot practicably be converted",
      "pdfa": "Not stated",
      "scan": "Not stated",
      "bookmarks": "Required: a bookmark to every heading, subheading and component — tables, declarations, proof of service, each exhibit — describing what it links to",
      "security": "Not stated",
      "other": "A filing split into several files needs a master index and a cover page for each file. Page numbers start on the first page.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "California Rules of Court, rule 8.74",
          "url": "https://www.courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/eight/rule8_74"
        },
        {
          "label": "Second District Court of Appeal — Electronic formatting requirements",
          "url": "https://appellate.courts.ca.gov/node/4941"
        }
      ],
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-18"
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-superior",
      "court": "California superior courts",
      "jurisdiction": "California",
      "level": "state-trial",
      "maxSize": "Set by each court and e-filing provider — the statewide rules give no number",
      "searchable": "Required when technologically feasible without impairing the document’s image (rule 2.256(b)(3))",
      "pdfa": "Not stated",
      "scan": "Not stated",
      "bookmarks": "Electronic exhibits need a bookmark to the first page of each exhibit, titled with its number or letter and a short description (rule 3.1110(f)(4)); self-represented parties are exempt",
      "security": "Not stated",
      "other": "Printing must not lose text, format or appearance (rule 2.256(b)(2)).",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "California Rules of Court, rule 2.256",
          "url": "https://www.courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/two/rule2_256"
        },
        {
          "label": "California Rules of Court, rule 3.1110",
          "url": "https://www.courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/three/rule3_1110"
        }
      ],
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-18"
    },
    {
      "id": "il-reviewing",
      "court": "Illinois Supreme Court and Appellate Court (eFileIL)",
      "jurisdiction": "Illinois",
      "level": "state-appellate",
      "maxSize": "150 MB per envelope",
      "searchable": "OCR text, when possible",
      "pdfa": "Not stated",
      "scan": "300–600 dpi, black and white",
      "bookmarks": "Not stated",
      "security": "No security or encryption; no embedded audio or video",
      "other": "Supreme Court: combine an appendix with its document in one file unless the result would exceed 150 MB.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "eFileIL Electronic Document Standards (rev. Feb 2, 2022)",
          "url": "https://efile.illinoiscourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022_eFileIL_Electronic_Document_Standards_Revised.pdf"
        },
        {
          "label": "Illinois Supreme Court — eFileIL policy and user manual",
          "url": "https://efile.illinoiscourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/SupremeCourt-eFileIL-Policy-User-Manual.pdf"
        }
      ],
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-18"
    },
    {
      "id": "il-trial",
      "court": "Illinois circuit courts (eFileIL)",
      "jurisdiction": "Illinois",
      "level": "state-trial",
      "maxSize": "25 MB per document; 50 MB per envelope",
      "maxSizeMb": 25,
      "searchable": "OCR text, when possible; create the PDF from the word processor rather than a scan",
      "pdfa": "Not stated",
      "scan": "300–600 dpi, black and white",
      "bookmarks": "Not stated",
      "security": "No security or encryption; no embedded audio or video",
      "other": "Each document must be its own PDF — several documents combined into one PDF are rejected. Letter-size pages, 12 pt type, 2-inch top margin on the first page.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "eFileIL Electronic Document Standards (rev. Feb 2, 2022)",
          "url": "https://efile.illinoiscourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022_eFileIL_Electronic_Document_Standards_Revised.pdf"
        }
      ],
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-18"
    },
    {
      "id": "mi-mifile",
      "court": "Michigan courts (MiFILE)",
      "jurisdiction": "Michigan",
      "level": "state-trial",
      "maxSize": "25 MB per document, whatever the page count",
      "maxSizeMb": 25,
      "searchable": "Not stated",
      "pdfa": "Not stated",
      "scan": "Not stated",
      "bookmarks": "Not stated",
      "security": "Not stated",
      "other": "Also accepts Word, plain text, RTF and scanned TIFF, JPG or PNG images.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "MiFILE — Filer FAQ",
          "url": "https://info.courts.mi.gov/hubfs/Filer%20FAQ.pdf"
        }
      ],
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-18"
    },
    {
      "id": "ny-nyscef",
      "court": "New York State courts (NYSCEF)",
      "jurisdiction": "New York",
      "level": "state-trial",
      "maxSize": "Not stated on the NYSCEF requirements page (the Appellate Division sets 100 MB per document)",
      "searchable": "Required for documents made from a word processor; check before uploading",
      "pdfa": "Required",
      "scan": "200 dpi",
      "bookmarks": "Not stated",
      "security": "No password protection or encryption; no JavaScript or open-action tags",
      "other": "Flatten multi-layer PDFs; 1-inch margins; avoid long file names.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "NYSCEF — Requirements",
          "url": "https://iappscontent.courts.state.ny.us/NYSCEF/live/requirements.htm"
        }
      ],
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-18"
    },
    {
      "id": "pa-pacfile",
      "court": "Pennsylvania courts (PACFile)",
      "jurisdiction": "Pennsylvania",
      "level": "state-trial",
      "maxSize": "Less than 500 MB per document",
      "maxSizeMb": 500,
      "searchable": "Not stated",
      "pdfa": "Not stated",
      "scan": "300 dpi black and white, 200 dpi color",
      "bookmarks": "Not stated",
      "security": "No passwords or other security",
      "other": "Embed any font that is not on PACFile’s accepted list; black text on white pages; one filing type per file.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "PACFile — Electronic document requirements",
          "url": "https://ujswebportalhelp.pacourts.us/A_Topics/D_PACFile/A_AllCourts/I_Miscellaneous/C_Document%20Requirements%20-%20PACFile.htm"
        }
      ],
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-18"
    },
    {
      "id": "tx-efile",
      "court": "Texas courts (eFileTexas)",
      "jurisdiction": "Texas",
      "level": "state-trial",
      "maxSize": "Not stated in the statewide Technology Standards",
      "searchable": "Scanned documents should preferably be made searchable with OCR",
      "pdfa": "Not stated",
      "scan": "300 dpi",
      "bookmarks": "An appellate court may require several PDFs combined into one, separated by bookmarks",
      "security": "No password, encryption or feature restrictions; no embedded audio, video or code",
      "other": "Each document is a single PDF — no PDF portfolios or PDFs inside PDFs. File names: letters and numbers only, up to 50 characters.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Texas Judicial Branch — Technology Standards v11.0 (June 2026)",
          "url": "https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1435816/technology-standards.pdf"
        }
      ],
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-18"
    },
    {
      "id": "fl-portal-trial",
      "court": "Florida trial courts (Florida Courts E-Filing Portal)",
      "jurisdiction": "Florida",
      "level": "state-trial",
      "maxSize": "50 MB for one submission, all documents together",
      "searchable": "Not stated",
      "pdfa": "Not stated",
      "scan": "300 dpi, black and white",
      "bookmarks": "Not stated",
      "security": "Do not password-protect documents",
      "other": "Letter-size portrait pages, 1-inch margins. Split a larger document into parts under 50 MB and file them as Part 1 of 3, Part 2 of 3 and so on.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Florida Courts E-Filing Authority — FAQs",
          "url": "https://www.myflcourtaccess.com/authority/faqs"
        }
      ],
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-18"
    },
    {
      "id": "fl-portal-appellate",
      "court": "Florida Supreme Court and District Courts of Appeal (E-Filing Portal)",
      "jurisdiction": "Florida",
      "level": "state-appellate",
      "maxSize": "200 MB for one submission, all documents together",
      "searchable": "Not stated",
      "pdfa": "Not stated",
      "scan": "300 dpi, black and white",
      "bookmarks": "Not stated",
      "security": "Do not password-protect documents",
      "other": "Letter-size portrait pages, 1-inch margins. Split a larger document into parts under 200 MB, filed as numbered parts.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Florida Courts E-Filing Authority — FAQs",
          "url": "https://www.myflcourtaccess.com/authority/faqs"
        }
      ],
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-18"
    },
    {
      "id": "id-efile",
      "court": "Idaho courts (iCourt e-filing)",
      "jurisdiction": "Idaho",
      "level": "state-trial",
      "maxSize": "50 MB per document; larger documents go in separate files of up to 50 MB each",
      "maxSizeMb": 50,
      "searchable": "Required: text-searchable PDF or PDF/A, converted directly rather than scanned when possible",
      "pdfa": "Text-searchable PDF/A is accepted as an alternative to PDF",
      "scan": "Not stated",
      "bookmarks": "Not stated",
      "security": "Not stated",
      "other": "Identify each part of a split document in the “Comments to Court” field.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Idaho Rules for Electronic Filing and Service, Rule 6",
          "url": "https://isc.idaho.gov/rules-procedure/irefs"
        }
      ],
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-18"
    },
    {
      "id": "nd-supreme",
      "court": "North Dakota Supreme Court e-filing",
      "jurisdiction": "North Dakota",
      "level": "state-appellate",
      "maxSize": "75 MB per upload (75,000 KB)",
      "maxSizeMb": 75,
      "searchable": "Searchable PDF strongly encouraged",
      "pdfa": "Not stated",
      "scan": "Scan or convert in black and white — color and grayscale make files much larger",
      "bookmarks": "Not stated",
      "security": "Not stated",
      "other": "Up to five documents per upload. If a document is still too large, it may be emailed to the clerk.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "North Dakota Court System — Tips on e-Filing in the Supreme Court",
          "url": "https://www.ndcourts.gov/supreme-court/efiling/tips"
        }
      ],
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-18"
    },
    {
      "id": "wi-circuit",
      "court": "Wisconsin circuit courts (eFiling)",
      "jurisdiction": "Wisconsin",
      "level": "state-trial",
      "maxSize": "Split documents larger than 50 MB before uploading",
      "maxSizeMb": 50,
      "searchable": "Not stated",
      "pdfa": "Not stated",
      "scan": "300 dpi, black and white; maps and photos may be in color",
      "bookmarks": "Not stated",
      "security": "Remove JavaScript, macros, document security and digital signatures (flatten active content)",
      "other": "Maximum page size 12 × 18 inches; 12-point font; no footers unless absolutely necessary.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Wisconsin Court System — Circuit court eFiling requirements",
          "url": "https://www.wicourts.gov/ecourts/efilecircuit/tech.htm"
        }
      ],
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-18"
    },
    {
      "id": "wi-appellate",
      "court": "Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals (eFiling)",
      "jurisdiction": "Wisconsin",
      "level": "state-appellate",
      "maxSize": "Split documents larger than 20 MB before uploading; do not split appendixes",
      "maxSizeMb": 20,
      "searchable": "Not stated",
      "pdfa": "Not stated",
      "scan": "300 dpi, black and white",
      "bookmarks": "Not stated",
      "security": "Remove JavaScript, macros, document security and digital signatures (active content)",
      "other": "Letter-size pages with a blank ½-inch top margin and a 2 × 2-inch square at the top right of page one; standard fonts.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Wisconsin Court System — Appellate eFiling requirements",
          "url": "https://www.wicourts.gov/ecourts/efileappellate/tech.htm"
        }
      ],
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-18"
    },
    {
      "id": "or-circuit",
      "court": "Oregon circuit courts (OJD eFile)",
      "jurisdiction": "Oregon",
      "level": "state-trial",
      "maxSize": "50 MB per document; 75 MB per envelope",
      "maxSizeMb": 50,
      "searchable": "Not stated",
      "pdfa": "PDF or PDF/A accepted",
      "scan": "Not stated",
      "bookmarks": "Not stated",
      "security": "Not stated",
      "other": "Submit a document and its exhibits as one PDF; split anything over 50 MB into separate documents in the same envelope. Internal links are fine; avoid external links.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Oregon Judicial Department — OJD eFile",
          "url": "https://www.courts.oregon.gov/services/online/Pages/efile.aspx"
        }
      ],
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-18"
    },
    {
      "id": "or-appellate",
      "court": "Oregon Supreme Court and Court of Appeals (briefs)",
      "jurisdiction": "Oregon",
      "level": "state-appellate",
      "maxSize": "Briefs must be under 25 MB; if that is impossible, file a letter asking to accept two PDFs",
      "searchable": "Only the brief is required to be text-searchable",
      "pdfa": "Not stated",
      "scan": "Lower the resolution to reduce size",
      "bookmarks": "Not stated",
      "security": "Not stated",
      "other": "File the letter separately but at the same time as the brief. Flattening the combined brief makes it smaller.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Oregon Judicial Department — Briefs: sample briefs and motions",
          "url": "https://www.courts.oregon.gov/courts/appellate/samples/pages/briefs.aspx"
        }
      ],
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-18"
    },
    {
      "id": "ar-eflex",
      "court": "Arkansas courts (eFlex)",
      "jurisdiction": "Arkansas",
      "level": "state-trial",
      "maxSize": "2 MB per document; 10 MB per submission",
      "maxSizeMb": 2,
      "searchable": "Not stated",
      "pdfa": "Not stated",
      "scan": "Black-and-white 300 dpi scans keep pages at about 25–40 KB",
      "bookmarks": "Not stated",
      "security": "Not stated",
      "other": "Split a larger document into smaller files and attach the parts to it.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Arkansas eFlex — Preparing documents",
          "url": "https://eflex.arcourts.gov/eflexResources/manual/fiPreFile.htm"
        }
      ],
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-18"
    },
    {
      "id": "nc-ecourts",
      "court": "North Carolina eCourts (File & Serve)",
      "jurisdiction": "North Carolina",
      "level": "state-trial",
      "maxSize": "26.21 MB per filing; an envelope can hold several filings",
      "maxSizeMb": 26.21,
      "searchable": "Not stated",
      "pdfa": "Not stated",
      "scan": "Not stated",
      "bookmarks": "Not stated",
      "security": "Not stated",
      "other": "Attach a PDF — File & Serve does not convert documents to PDF.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "North Carolina Judicial Branch — eCourts FAQs for attorneys: eFiling",
          "url": "https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/documents/publications/eCourts-FAQS-for-Attorneys-eFiling-20230613.pdf?VersionId=ONnZjfBM64oJsxNavApNLT8ihrBPFow9"
        }
      ],
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-18"
    },
    {
      "id": "ok-uocms",
      "court": "Oklahoma courts (UOCMS e-filing)",
      "jurisdiction": "Oklahoma",
      "level": "state-trial",
      "maxSize": "10 MB per e-document",
      "maxSizeMb": 10,
      "searchable": "Text-based PDF",
      "pdfa": "Not stated",
      "scan": "Not stated",
      "bookmarks": "Not stated",
      "security": "Not stated",
      "other": "A 2-inch top margin on page one for the electronic file stamp. Split anything larger into separate e-documents.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Oklahoma — Electronic Filing Technical Standards",
          "url": "https://efile.oscn.net/docs/Electronic%20Filing%20Technical%20Standards.pdf"
        }
      ],
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-18"
    },
    {
      "id": "wa-clj",
      "court": "Washington courts of limited jurisdiction (Odyssey File & Serve)",
      "jurisdiction": "Washington",
      "level": "state-trial",
      "maxSize": "35 MB per document",
      "maxSizeMb": 35,
      "searchable": "Make every scanned document searchable with OCR",
      "pdfa": "Not stated",
      "scan": "300 dpi for scanned documents",
      "bookmarks": "The PDF must not depend on bookmarks",
      "security": "No embedded video, audio or programming; nothing that stops the court from viewing the document",
      "other": "PDF only, one PDF per document, letter-size pages; file names up to 50 characters without & * # @.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Washington Courts — CLJ-CMS eFile code and technical standards (June 2021)",
          "url": "https://www.courts.wa.gov/subsite/cljcms/docs/CLJ-CMS%20eFile%20Code%20and%20Technical%20Standards.pdf"
        }
      ],
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-18"
    },
    {
      "id": "ct-superior",
      "court": "Connecticut Superior Court (e-filing)",
      "jurisdiction": "Connecticut",
      "level": "state-trial",
      "maxSize": "Up to 50 MB per document",
      "maxSizeMb": 50,
      "searchable": "Not stated",
      "pdfa": "The Judicial Branch publishes guidance on creating PDF/A documents",
      "scan": "Do not scan in color or use colored paper",
      "bookmarks": "Not stated",
      "security": "Not stated",
      "other": "PDF documents only.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Connecticut Judicial Branch — E-filing FAQs for self-represented parties",
          "url": "https://www.jud.ct.gov/external/super/e-services/efile/SRP_FAQs.pdf"
        }
      ],
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-18"
    },
    {
      "id": "nm-3rd",
      "court": "New Mexico Third Judicial District Court",
      "jurisdiction": "New Mexico",
      "level": "state-trial",
      "maxSize": "35 MB per electronic transmission",
      "searchable": "Not stated",
      "pdfa": "Not stated",
      "scan": "Not stated",
      "bookmarks": "Not stated",
      "security": "No embedded data",
      "other": "With the assigned judge’s prior written approval, a filing may be split into several transmissions of up to 35 MB each.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "New Mexico local rule LR3-106 (January 2026)",
          "url": "https://supremecourt.nmcourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/LR3-106-NMRA-1.pdf"
        }
      ],
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-18"
    },
    {
      "id": "nm-13th",
      "court": "New Mexico Thirteenth Judicial District Court",
      "jurisdiction": "New Mexico",
      "level": "state-trial",
      "maxSize": "6 MB per document",
      "maxSizeMb": 6,
      "searchable": "Not stated",
      "pdfa": "Not stated",
      "scan": "Not stated",
      "bookmarks": "Not stated",
      "security": "Not stated",
      "other": "Divide a larger document into logical segments filed in the same envelope, each understandable on its own.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Thirteenth Judicial District — Electronic filing user guide",
          "url": "https://thirteenthdistrict.nmcourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2025/04/13th-Judicial-District-Electronic-FIling-User-Guide-3.pdf"
        }
      ],
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-18"
    },
    {
      "id": "ca2",
      "court": "U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit",
      "jurisdiction": "United States — federal",
      "level": "federal-appellate",
      "maxSize": "10 MB per PDF; up to 10 attachments of 10 MB each per document",
      "maxSizeMb": 10,
      "searchable": "Not stated",
      "pdfa": "Not stated",
      "scan": "Not stated",
      "bookmarks": "Not stated",
      "security": "Not stated",
      "other": "Divide an oversized PDF; an appendix that cannot fit must be submitted as one PDF on CD or DVD (Local Rule 25.1(j)(3)).",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Second Circuit — Dividing an oversized PDF",
          "url": "https://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/clerk/case_filing/electronic_filing/how_to_use_cmecf/dividing_a_pdf.html"
        }
      ],
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-18"
    },
    {
      "id": "ca3",
      "court": "U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit",
      "jurisdiction": "United States — federal",
      "level": "federal-appellate",
      "maxSize": "50 MB per PDF; several PDFs can be attached to one event",
      "maxSizeMb": 50,
      "searchable": "Apply OCR when scanning appendix material",
      "pdfa": "Not stated",
      "scan": "300 dpi, black and white, for scanned appendix material",
      "bookmarks": "Not stated",
      "security": "Not stated",
      "other": "Create PDFs from the word processor (Print to PDF / Save as PDF) where possible.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Third Circuit — CM/ECF frequently asked questions",
          "url": "https://www.ca3.uscourts.gov/cmecf_faq"
        }
      ],
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-18"
    },
    {
      "id": "ca4",
      "court": "U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit",
      "jurisdiction": "United States — federal",
      "level": "federal-appellate",
      "maxSize": "50 MB per uploaded file; up to 250 MB per docket entry",
      "maxSizeMb": 50,
      "searchable": "Text PDFs whenever possible; all formal briefs must be text-searchable",
      "pdfa": "Not stated",
      "scan": "300 dpi, black and white, when a paper document has to be scanned",
      "bookmarks": "Not stated",
      "security": "Not stated",
      "other": "Split larger documents into separately identified files.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Fourth Circuit — CM/ECF user manual",
          "url": "https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/docs/pdfs/cmecfatyusermanual.pdf?sfvrsn=c874e8c7_97"
        }
      ],
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-18"
    },
    {
      "id": "ca9",
      "court": "U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit",
      "jurisdiction": "United States — federal",
      "level": "federal-appellate",
      "maxSize": "No single attachment over 100 MB; divide larger ones into sub-volumes",
      "maxSizeMb": 100,
      "searchable": "Generate the PDF from the original word-processing file so it can be searched and copied; exhibits may be scanned when no electronic version exists",
      "pdfa": "Not stated",
      "scan": "Not stated",
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