Indiana Rules of Appellate Procedure

Rule 22. Citation Form

Effective January 1, 2024

Unless otherwise provided, a current edition of a Uniform System of Citation (Bluebook) or Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD) Guide to Legal Citation must be followed.

A. Citation to Cases.

(1) All published opinions must be cited by giving the title of the case followed by the volume and page of the regional reporter (or official reporter if no regional reporter exists), the court of disposition, and the year of the opinion. E.g., In re Leach, 34 N.E. 641 (Ind. 1893); Todd v. Coleman, 119 N.E.3d 1137 (Ind. Ct. App. 2019). Parallel citations to two or more reporters are not required.

(2) Memorandum decisions issued after January 1, 2023, must be cited by giving the title of the case followed by the appellate case number, the court of disposition, and the month, day, and year of the opinion followed by “(mem.).” E.g., Steele v. Taber, No. 22A-CT-925 (Ind. Ct. App. Jan. 17, 2023) (mem.).

(3) Pinpoint citations must be included to the specific page(s) on which information appears. E.g., Livingston v. State, 113 N.E.3d 611, 614 (Ind. 2018) (per curiam); Martinez v. State, No. 22A-CR-1196, at *4 (Ind. Ct. App. Jan. 26, 2023) (mem.), trans. denied.

(4) Designation of disposition of petitions for transfer must be included. E.g., State ex rel. Mass Transp. Auth. of Greater Indianapolis v. Ind. Revenue Bd., 242 N.E.2d 642 (Ind. Ct. App. 1968), trans. denied by an evenly divided court 244 N.E.2d 111 (Ind. 1969); Coplan v. Miller, 179 N.E.3d 1006 (Ind. Ct. App. 2021), trans. denied.

B. Citations to Indiana Statutes, Regulations, Court Rules, and County Local Court Rules.

1. Citations to Indiana statutes, administrative materials, and court rules shall comply with the following citation format for initial references and subsequent references:

INITIAL	SUBSEQUENT
Ind. Code § 34-1-1-1 (20 xx)	I.C. § 34-1-1-1
34 Ind. Admin. Code 12-5-1 (2004)	34 I.A.C. 12-5-1
29 Ind. Reg. 11 (Oct. 1, 2005)	29 I.R. 11
Ind. Access to Court Records Rule 7	A.C.R. 7
Ind. Administrative Rule 7(A)	Admin. R. 7(A)
Ind. Admission and Discipline Rule 23(2)(a)	Admis. Disc. R. (2)(a)
Ind. Alternative Dispute Resolution Rule 2	A.D.R. 2
Ind. Appellate Rule 8	App. R. 8
Ind. Child Support Rule 2	Child Supp. R. 2
Ind. Child Support Guideline 3(D)	Child Supp. G. 3(D)
Ind. Crim. Rule 4(B)(1)	Crim. R. 4(B)(1)
Ind. Evidence Rule 301	Evid. R. 301
Ind. Judicial Conduct Rule 2.1	Jud. Cond. R. 2.1
Ind. Jury Rule 12	J.R. 12
Ind. Original Action Rule 3(A)	Orig. Act. R. 3(A)
Ind. Post-Conviction Rule 2(2)(b)	P-C.R. 2(2)(b)
Ind. Professional Conduct Rule 6.1	Prof. Cond. R. 6.1
Ind. Small Claims Rule 8(A)	S.C.R. 8(A)
Ind. Tax Court Rule 9	Tax. Ct. R. 9
Ind. Trial Rule 56	T.R. 56

Effective July 1, 2006, the Indiana Administrative Code and the Indiana Register are published electronically by the Indiana Legislative Services Agency. For materials published in the Indiana Administrative Code and Indiana Register prior to that date, use the citation forms set forth above. For materials published after that date, reference to the appropriate URL is necessary for a reader to locate the official versions of these materials. The following citation format for initial references and subsequent references shall be used for materials published in the Indiana Administrative Code and Indiana Register on and after July 1, 2006:

Initial: 34 Ind. Admin. Code 12-5-1 (2006)

Subsequent: 34 I.A.C. 12-5-1

Initial: Ind. Reg. LSA Doc. No. 05-0065 (July 26, 2006)

Subsequent: I.R. 05-0065

2. Citations to County Local Court Rules adopted pursuant to Ind. Trial Rule 81 shall be cited by giving the county followed by the citation to the local rule, e.g. Adams LR01-TR3.1-1.

C. References to the Record on Appeal.

Any factual statement shall be supported by a citation to the volume and page where it appears in an Appendix, and if not contained in an Appendix, to the volume and page it appears in the Transcript or exhibits, e.g., Appellant's App. Vol. II p.5; Tr. Vol. I, pp. 231-32. Any record material cited in an appellate brief must be reproduced in an Appendix or the Transcript or exhibits. Any record material cited in an appellate brief that is also included in an Addendum to Brief should include a citation to the Appendix or Transcript and to the Addendum to Brief.

D. References to Parties.

References to parties by such designations as “appellant” and “appellee” shall be avoided. Instead, parties shall be referred to by their names, or by descriptive terms such as “the employee,” “the injured person,” “the taxpayer,” or “the school.”

E. Abbreviations.

The following abbreviations may be used without explanation in citations and references: Addend. (addendum to brief), App. (appendix), Br. (brief), CCS (chronological case summary), Ct. (court), Def. (defendant), Hr. (hearing), Mem. (memorandum), Pet. (petition), Pl. (plaintiff), Supp. (supplemental), Tr. (Transcript).