Rule 54: [Transferred] | FRCrP | Court Rules Network

This rule no longer exists in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. It was moved to another location in the rules, which is why it now just says "Transferred."

If you are looking for specific information that used to be in Rule 54, you would need to search through the current rules to find where that content was placed.

Summary generated March 15, 2026

Committee Notes on Rules—2002 Amendment

Certain provisions in current Rule 54 have been moved to revised Rule 1 as part of a general restyling of the Criminal Rules to make them more easily understood and to make style and terminology consistent throughout the rules. Other provisions in Rule 54 have been deleted as being unnecessary.

Rule 54 [Transferred]

Committee Notes on Rules—2002 Amendment