---
title: "Federal Criminal Rules for Arraignment and Disclosure"
citation: "Fed. R. Crim. P. 10, 16, 16.1, 17, 26.2"
authority_id: "AUTH-FRCRIM-P-10-16-17-26-2"
authority_type: "rule"
jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide"
precedential_status: "binding_rule"
official_url: "https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf"
url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-FRCRIM-P-10-16-17-26-2/"
legal_review: "2026-08-25"
links_checked: "2026-10-15"
links_available: 1
links_checked_count: 1
license: "CC BY 4.0"
---

# Federal Criminal Rules for Arraignment, Disclosure, Witness Statements, and Subpoenas

## Propositions supported

The current rules govern arraignment form and waiver, party discovery and sanctions, the post-arraignment discovery conference, subpoenas, and reciprocal witness-statement production.

## Material limitations

The official current-rules page states that the Criminal Rules were last amended in 2023. A proposed Rule 17 revision projected for December 1, 2027 is separately recorded and is not current law. Local orders, constitutional disclosure, privileges, classified information, and circuit remedies require separate analysis.

## Official source and pinpoints

Rules 10, 16, 16.1, 17, and 26.2: <https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf>

Current-rule status: <https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-criminal-procedure>


## Used in

- [Arraignment and Pretrial Disclosure](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/20-pretrial/arraignment-and-pretrial-disclosure.md)