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authority type rule jurisdiction federal_nationwide publication status official_current_rules precedential status binding_rule decision or issuance date 2025-12-01 subsequent history Official source reviewed through 2026-08-25. negative treatment status Official primary sources checked through 2026-08-25; comprehensive commercial citator not run. material limitations Use only for the bounded propositions and limitations stated in the linked canonical modules. Open official source ↗
Linked modules Current Federal Criminal Pretrial-Motion Rules
Propositions supported
Required pretrial motions, deadlines, rulings, suppression hearings, mental-condition notice, severance, search-warrant motions, motion form, preservation, and error classification.
Material limitations
Local deadlines, particular constitutional merits, and circuit applications require separate authority. The current-rules page states the Criminal Rules were last amended in 2023.
Official source and pinpoints
Rules 12, 12.2, 14, 41, 47, 51, and 52: https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf