Indiana Rules of Criminal Procedure

I. General Rules

Rule 1.1. Scope of the Rules

Rule 1.2. Public Access and Confidentiality of Records

Rule 1.3. Appearance

Rule 1.4. Investigation Process

II. Pre-Trial Procedure

Rule 2.1. Information or Indictment

Rule 2.2. Presence of Prosecutor

Rule 2.3. Initial Hearing

Rule 2.4. Change of venue or judge

Rule 2.5. Discovery

Rule 2.6. Pretrial Release

Rule 2.7. Written Motions and Legal Memoranda

III. Trials and Guilty Pleas

Rule 3.1. Jury Trials: Demand, Notice, and Waiver

Rule 3.2. Jury Instructions

Rule 3.3. Considering and Accepting a Plea of Guilty or Guilty but Mentally Ill

Rule 3.4. Entry of Judgment

IV. Speedy Trial Requirements and Remedies

Rule 4. Impact of Delay in Criminal Trials

Rule 4.1. Computation of Time

Rule 4.2. Commencement of Rule 4 Time Periods for Those Incarcerated Outside of State or in Another County

V. Post-Trial Proceedings

Rule 5.1. Advisements After Sentencing

Rule 5.2. Abstract of Judgment

Rule 5.3. Motion to Correct Error

Rule 5.4. Time Within Which the Appeal Must be Submitted

VI. Miscellaneous

Rule 6.1. Capital Cases

Rule 6.2. Right to Counsel in Juvenile Delinquency Proceedings

Additional Documents

The Indiana Criminal Rules were revised and renumbered effective January 1, 2024. See the previous version of the Criminal Rules, effective January 1, 2021.