If information is stored electronically, does the court still have to maintain a simultaneous record in a bound docket book?

• A. Yes
• B. Only in certain cases
• C. The bound docket book must be maintained in all cases
• D. No

Answer: (D)

When the court uses electronic storage, the electronic docket can serve as the official, auditable record of all filings and proceedings. That means a bound docket book is not required as the simultaneous record in every case. The bound book may be kept for archival or historical reasons in some jurisdictions, but it isn’t universally mandated once an electronic system is in place. The key idea is that electronic records can fulfill the official docketing duty, so maintaining a parallel bound record isn’t the standard expectation.