It shall be the responsibility of the trial counsel to file all jurisdictional documents required to be filed in the district court and the Court of Criminal Appeals to initiate the appeal. The System shall be prohibited from accepting any appeal, unless trial counsel has timely filed all necessary documents or has pursued and been granted the authority for an appeal out of time on the defendant's behalf.

Laws 1981, SB 303, c. 207, § 9, emerg. eff. May 26, 1981; Amended by Laws 1986, HB 1741, c. 248, § 1, emerg. eff. June 13, 1986; Amended by Laws 1992, HB 1364, c. 303, § 16, emerg. eff. July 1, 1992; Amended by Laws 1996, SB 895, c. 301, § 13, emerg. eff. July 1, 1996; Amended by Laws 1997, SB 675, c. 326, § 5, eff. November 1, 1997 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2001, HB 1804, c. 210, § 16, emerg. eff. July 1, 2001 (superseded document available).