Table of Contents

Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

Effective March 21, 1946, as amended to December 1, 2013

Table of Contents

Foreword

Authority for promulgation of rules

Historical note

• Rule 1. Scope; Definitions
• Rule 2. Interpretation

• Rule 3. The Complaint
• Rule 4. Arrest Warrant or Summons on a Complaint
• Rule 4.1. Complaint, Warrant, or Summons by Telephone or Other Reliable Electronic Means
• Rule 5. Initial Appearance
• Rule 5.1. Preliminary Hearing

• Rule 6. The Grand Jury
• Rule 7. The Indictment and the Information
• Rule 8. Joinder of Offenses or Defendants
• Rule 9. Arrest Warrant or Summons on an Indictment or Information

• Rule 10. Arraignment
• Rule 11. Pleas
• Rule 12. Pleadings and Pretrial Motions
• Rule 12.1. Notice of an Alibi Defense
• Rule 12.2. Notice of an Insanity Defense; Mental Examination
• Rule 12.3. Notice of a Public-Authority Defense
• Rule 12.4. Disclosure Statement
• Rule 13. Joint Trial of Separate Cases
• Rule 14. Relief from Prejudicial Joinder
• Rule 15. Depositions
• Rule 16. Discovery and Inspection
• Rule 17. Subpoena
• Rule 17.1. Pretrial Conference

• Rule 18. Place of Prosecution and Trial
• Rule 19. (Reserved)
• Rule 20. Transfer for Plea and Sentence
• Rule 21. Transfer for Trial
• Rule 22. (Transferred)

• Rule 23. Jury or Nonjury Trial
• Rule 24. Trial Jurors
• Rule 25. Judge’s Disability
• Rule 26. Taking Testimony
• Rule 26.1. Foreign Law Determination
• Rule 26.2. Producing a Witness’s Statement
• Rule 26.3. Mistrial
• Rule 27. Proving an Official Record
• Rule 28. Interpreters
• Rule 29. Motion for a Judgment of Acquittal
• Rule 29.1. Closing Argument
• Rule 30. Jury Instructions
• Rule 31. Jury Verdict

• Rule 32. Sentencing and Judgment
• Rule 32.1. Revoking or Modifying Probation or Supervised Release
• Rule 32.2. Criminal Forfeiture
• Rule 33. New Trial
• Rule 34. Arresting Judgment
• Rule 35. Correcting or Reducing a Sentence
• Rule 36. Clerical Error
• Rule 37. Indicative Ruling on a Motion for Relief That Is Barred by a Pending Appeal
• Rule 38. Staying a Sentence or a Disability
• Rule 39. (Reserved)

• Rule 40. Arrest for Failing to Appear in Another District
• Rule 41. Search and Seizure
• Rule 42. Criminal Contempt

• Rule 43. Defendant’s Presence
• Rule 44. Right to and Appointment of Counsel
• Rule 45. Computing and Extending Time
• Rule 46. Release from Custody; Supervising Detention
• Rule 47. Motions and Supporting Affidavits
• Rule 48. Dismissal
• Rule 49. Serving and Filing Papers
• Rule 49.1. Privacy Protection For Filings Made with the Court
• Rule 50. Prompt Disposition
• Rule 51. Preserving Claimed Error
• Rule 52. Harmless and Plain Error
• Rule 53. Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
• Rule 54. (Transferred)
• Rule 55. Records
• Rule 56. When Court Is Open
• Rule 57. District Court Rules
• Rule 58. Petty Offenses and Other Misdemeanors
• Rule 59. Matters Before a Magistrate Judge
• Rule 60. Victim's Rights
• Rule 61. Title

Last reviewed October 2024