First Adopted: June 13, 1979
Most Recently Effective: July 01, 2022
Rule 24 | Rules of Criminal Procedure | Misdemeanors or Felonies – Arraignment and Proceedings Before Trial
24.01 | Misdemeanors or Felonies – Arraignment
Arraignment shall be conducted in open court. The judge may conduct the arraignment with the defendant appearing by interactive video technology if the defendant is entering a plea of not guilty. The arraignment shall consist of reading the indictment or information to the defendant or stating to him or her the substance of the charge and calling on the defendant to plead thereto. The defendant shall be given a copy of the indictment or information before being called upon to plead.
Committee Note – 1979
This is the same as Fed.R.Crim.P. 10. Compare: Prior Rule 25.04.
(Adopted June 13, 1979, effective January 1, 1980. Amended October 26, 2021, effective Jul. 1, 2022.)