Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure

Rule 80. Procedure for Amending Rules

Effective April 3, 2024

Except in case of an emergency or as otherwise directed by the Supreme Court, the following procedure shall be followed in amending the Indiana Rules of Court.

(A) Submission of proposed rule amendments.

Proposed rule amendments shall be presented to the Supreme Court’s Chief Administrative Officer in a WORD compatible format, clearly indicating added or deleted language and must be accompanied by the Form available on the Supreme Court’s website. The CAO shall provide regular reports to the Chief Justice regarding proposed rule amendments and shall be responsible for referring the proposed amendment to the appropriate committee or other entity for further study.

(B) Publication of proposed rule amendments.

The Rules Committee shall publish proposed rule amendments on or before January 2, April 1, July 1, and October 1 of each year and at such other times are necessary.

(C) Comments.

All comments on proposed amendments shall be delivered in writing to the Rules Committee. Comments received by the Rules Committee shall be confidential unless otherwise ordered by the Supreme Court. The Rules Committee shall accept comments on the proposed amendment for a period of thirty days after publication, and may extend the period for comments. Thereafter, the Rules Committee shall study all comments received and shall submit the proposed final draft of each rule amendment, together with the associated comments, to the Supreme Court for its consideration.

(D) Publication of amended rules.

The Supreme Court shall act on each proposed rule amendment received from the Rules Committee and shall publish each rule amendment adopted by the Supreme Court. On January 1 of the following year, each rule amendment shall take effect unless the Supreme Court orders otherwise.