Rule 3.929.Use of Facsimile Communication Equipment
Subchapter 3.900 — Proceedings Involving Juveniles · Last verified September 5, 2026
Full Text of Rule 3.929
Plain-English Summary
MCR 3.929 is one sentence of permission followed by one sentence of direction. The parties may file records by the use of facsimile communication equipment, and the filing of records by fax in juvenile proceedings is governed by MCR 2.406. Read together, the two halves grant the option and then hand the reader off for the details.
What may be sent
The rule does not say documents or papers. It says records, as defined in MCR 3.903(A)(25). That choice narrows the permission to the category the subchapter itself defines, so a reader deciding whether a particular filing qualifies works from that definition rather than from an everyday sense of the word.
Who may use it
The permission runs to the parties. The rule names no other sender and creates no obligation for the court, a clerk, or anyone outside the case.
Where the mechanics live
Everything operational belongs to MCR 2.406. Nothing in MCR 3.929 states when a faxed filing counts as received, what a transmission must carry on its face, what happens when a machine drops part of a page, or how a fee is handled. A practitioner who reads only this rule knows that fax filing is available and knows nothing yet about how to do it. The value of the rule is the cross-reference, and the cross-reference is the whole procedure.
How the two halves fit
The rule borrows on one side and keeps on the other. Procedure comes from MCR 2.406, so a juvenile fax filing follows the same steps as a fax filing elsewhere. The subject matter stays local, because what may be sent is fixed by the juvenile definition of records in MCR 3.903(A)(25). A reader who holds both halves in mind has the rule: juvenile scope, general procedure.
What the rule does not reach
The subject is facsimile communication equipment. The rule addresses that method and says nothing about other means of transmitting a filing, so a reader looking for authority to send something another way is looking in the wrong place.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a party fax a filing in a Michigan juvenile case?
Yes. MCR 3.929 provides that the parties may file records by the use of facsimile communication equipment. The rule grants that option and then sends the reader to MCR 2.406 for how it works.
Which rule sets out the fax filing procedure?
MCR 2.406. MCR 3.929 states that filing of records by the use of facsimile communication equipment in juvenile proceedings is governed by that rule, and it supplies no separate procedure of its own.
What counts as a record for purposes of fax filing?
The rule uses the definition in MCR 3.903(A)(25). Whether a particular item may be faxed under MCR 3.929 turns on whether it fits that definition.
Does MCR 3.929 let someone who is not a party fax a document to the court?
The permission in the rule runs to the parties. MCR 3.929 names no other sender.
Does this rule cover email or other electronic filing?
Its subject is facsimile communication equipment. The rule says nothing about other transmission methods, so authority for those comes from somewhere else.