PDF requirements for e-filing in the Georgia superior and state courts (PeachCourt and eFileGA)

What the court requires

The limit is 25 MB per document and 35 MB for everything in one filing (envelope). Georgia courts use one of two e-filing services: PeachCourt (25 MB per document, 75 MB per filing) or eFileGA (25 MB per document, 35 MB per envelope; Fulton Superior Court allows 52 MB). We show the stricter limits so a file passes on either. Documents should be letter size.

“Each individual document cannot exceed 25 MB, and the entire filing cannot exceed 75 MB.”

Common reasons filings are rejected

• A document is over 25 MB.
• Pages are not letter size.
• The PDF is password-protected or has security restrictions.
• The PDF is password-protected or has security restrictions, so the court's system can't open it.

Questions about the Georgia trial courts's PDF rules

What is the maximum PDF file size for the Georgia trial courts?

25 MB per PDF. All files in one filing together may not exceed 35 MB.

What should I do if my PDF is too large for the Georgia trial courts?

Split it into consecutive parts that are each under 25 MB, never cutting a page in half, and file the first part as the main document and the rest as attachments named in order (for example "Exhibit A, Part 2 of 3"). For scanned documents, re-scanning in black and white at 300 dpi often shrinks the file enough to avoid splitting. Docket Prime can split the file for you in your browser.

Does the Georgia trial courts require text-searchable PDFs?

The published rules we found don't require it. Documents saved directly from a word processor are searchable and much smaller than scans; for paper documents, OCR adds searchable text.

What page size does the Georgia trial courts accept?

Letter size (8.5 × 11 inches) is expected. Legal-size or A4 pages may print badly or be refused, so resize them to letter.