Supreme Court Rules

First Adopted: May 14, 1985

Most Recently Effective: January 01, 2020

Rule 37 | Statutory and Ordinance Violations and Violation Bureaus

37.48 | Arraignment

Arraignment shall be conducted in open court and shall consist of reading the information to the defendant or stating the substance of the charge and calling on the defendant to plead thereto. The defendant shall be afforded a reasonable time to examine the charge before the defendant is called upon to plead.

(Adopted May 14, 1985, effective January 1, 1986. Amended December 23, 2003, effective July 1, 2004; amended June 28, 2019, effective January 1, 2020.)
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