Except as otherwise provided in Rule 3016(d), the Official Forms prescribed by the Judicial Conference of the United States shall be observed and used with alterations as may be appropriate. Forms may be combined and their contents rearranged to permit economies in their use. The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts may issue additional forms for use under the Code. The forms shall be construed to be consistent with these rules and the Code.
(As amended Apr. 30, 1991, eff. Aug. 1, 1991; Apr. 23, 2008, eff. Dec. 1, 2008.)
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Except as otherwise provided in Rule 3016(d), t(a) Official Forms. The Official Forms prescribed by the Judicial Conference of the United States shall be observed andmust be used without alterations as may be appropriate. F-unless alteration is authorized by these rules, the form itself, or the national instructions for a particular form. A forms may be combined and their contents rearranged to permit economies in their usemodified to permit minor changes not affecting wording or the order of presentation, including a change that:
(1) expands the prescribed response area to permit a complete response;
(2) deletes space not needed for a response; or
(3) deletes items requiring detail in a question or category if the filer indicates-either by checking ‘‘no’’ or ‘‘none,’’ or by stating in words-that there is nothing to report on that item.
(b) Director ’ s Forms. The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts may issue additional forms for use under the Code.
(c) Construing Forms. The forms shallmust be construed to be consistent with these rules and the Code.
(As amended Apr. 30, 1991, eff. Aug. 1, 1991; Apr. 23, 2008, eff. Dec. 1, 2008; Apr. 27, 2017, eff. Dec. 1, 2017; Apr. 2, 2024, eff. Dec. 1, 2024.)