Rule 61. Title

These rules may be known and cited as the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

Notes

(As amended Apr. 29, 2002, eff. Dec. 1, 2002; Apr. 23, 2008, eff. Dec. 1, 2008.)

Short Title of 1975 Amendment

Pub. L. 94–64, §1, July 31, 1975, 89 Stat. 370, provided: “That this Act [amending rules 4, 9, 11, 12, 12.1, 12.2, 15, 16, 17, 20, 32 and 43 of these rules and enacting provisions set out as a note under rule 4] may be cited as the ‘ Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Amendments Act of 1975’.”

Notes of Advisory Committee on Rules—1944

This rule is similar to Rule 85 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure [28 U.S.C., Appendix], which reads as follows:

These rules may be known and cited as the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Committee Notes on Rules—2002 Amendment

No changes have been made to Rule 60 , as a result of the general restyling of the Criminal Rules.

Committee Notes on Rules—2008 Amendment

Excerpt from Report of the Advisory Committee on Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure . This amendment renumbers current Rule 60 as Rule 61 to accommodate the new victims’ rights rule.

Changes Made to Proposed Amendment Released for Public Comment . No changes were made.