2018 Edition

Article 1. General Provisions

• Rule 1. Title, Scope, Purpose and Construction, Computation of Time, Prosecutions In Name of State, Definitions, Effective Date and Application

Article 2. Procedures Commencing With Initial Contact By Law Enforcement Officer

• Rule 2. Pre-arrest Contacts
• Rule 3. Detention Without Arrest

Article 3. Arrest, Citation, Summons and Pretrial Release

• Rule 4. Arrest: General Provisions
• Rule 5. Release By a Law Enforcement Officer Acting Without an Arrest Warrant
• Rule 6. Issuance of Summons In Lieu of Arrest Warrant
• Rule 7. Arrest With a Warrant
• Rule 8. Release By Judicial Officer At First Appearance
• Rule 9. The Release Decision

Article 4. Search and Seizure

• Rule 10. General Provisions
• Rule 11. Authority to Search and Seize Pursuant to Consent
• Rule 12. Search and Seizure Incidental to Arrest
• Rule 13. Search and Seizure Pursuant to Warrant
• Rule 14. Vehicular, Emergency and Other Searches and Seizures
• Rule 15. Disposition of Seized Things
• Rule 16. Evidentiary Exclusion

Article 5. Pretrial Procedures: Discovery

• Rule 17. Disclosure to Defendant
• Rule 18. Disclosures By Defendant
• Rule 19. Regulation of Discovery
• Rule 20. Procedure Before Trial Omnibus Hearing

Article 6. Pretrial Procedures: Joinder and Severance

• Rule 21. Joinder of Offenses and Defendants
• Rule 22. Severance of Offenses and Defendants
• Rule 23. Authority of Court to Act On Own Motion

Article 7. Pleas of Guilty and Nolo Contendere

• Rule 24. Receiving and Acting Upon the Plea
• Rule 25. Plea Discussions and Plea Agreements
• Rule 26. Plea Withdrawal

Article 8. Speedy Trial

• Rule 27. The Trial Calendar
• Rule 28. Limitations, Excluded Periods, and Consequences
• Rule 29. Special Procedures: Person Serving Term of Imprisonment
• Rule 30. Consequences of Denial of Speedy Trial

Article 9. Trial By Jury

• Rule 31. Right to Trial By Jury
• Rule 32. Selection of Jurors
• Rule 33. Motions For Directed Verdict and Other Trial Procedures
• Rule 34. Juror Orientation
• Rule 35. Judicial Comment

Article 10. Appeal and Other Postconviction Proceedings

• Rule 36. Appeals to Supreme Court
• Rule 37. Other Postconviction Proceedings and Relief

Article 11. News Media Coverage of Criminal Cases

• Rule 38. Broadcasting Or Publishing By News Media