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Legal review · Links checked : the source is available · Scope & methodology

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authority type
rule
jurisdiction
federal_nationwide
publication status
official_current_rules
precedential status
binding_rule
subsequent history
Current official source reviewed through 2026-08-25.
negative treatment status
No contrary current enactment or Supreme Court holding identified in official-primary-source review through 2026-08-25; comprehensive commercial citator not run.
material limitations
Use only for the propositions and boundaries stated in the linked canonical module.

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Linked modules

Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 5 and 5.1

Propositions supported

Rules 5 and 5.1 govern federal initial-appearance timing and location, the prompt complaint after a warrantless arrest, felony advisements, counsel consultation, release or detention referral, and the conditional preliminary-hearing right and deadlines.

Material limitations

Rule 5 says “without unnecessary delay”; it does not create a 48-hour presentment rule. The Judiciary's current-rules page was checked on August 25, 2026; no post-2024 criminal-rule amendment affecting Rules 5 or 5.1 was identified.

Official source

Current rules page and official December 1, 2024 criminal-rules PDF: https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure; https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure-dec-1-2024.pdf