Also known as: inrolls · inrolled · inrolling · inrollment · inrollments · enroll · enrolls · enrolled · enrolling · enrollment · enrollments
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To register or transcribe a legal document into an official record upon its execution.
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Infinity Bank drafted a prepaid legal services contract with a community group. The firm's paralegal transcribed the signed document into the county recorder's permanent ledger to complete the filing. This step satisfied the requirement that the organization operate independently of the lawyer while using direct contact to sign up members.
Bob Jones University prepared its annual tax-exemption filings after the Supreme Court decision. The controller transcribed the final forms into the IRS master record book. Completion of the inrolling step allowed the university to maintain its status under the new nondiscrimination requirements.
The Board of Education drafted a release form for religious instruction on school property. The clerk transcribed the executed document into the official district register. The inrolling created a permanent record that later supported the constitutional challenge to the released-time program.
San Antonio Independent School District prepared a petition challenging the state funding formula. The secretary transcribed the signed petition into the state education department's permanent ledger. The completed inrolling allowed the district to proceed with its equal-protection claim.
New York transcribed its steamboat licensing statute into the official session laws after passage. The legislative clerk completed the inrolling step by entering the text into the bound state register. This action preserved the statute for later review in the interstate commerce dispute.
Congress prepared the immigration bill after the presidential veto. The enrolling clerk transcribed the override resolution into the permanent congressional record. The completed inrolling triggered the statutory effective date that the executive branch later challenged.
It refers to the historical practice of transcribing an executed legal instrument into an official register to create a permanent record.
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Modern practice uses electronic filing, but the underlying requirement of official recordation remains the same as the former inrolling process.
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