高等法院 Amends Civil, Criminal Procedure 规则
2024年6月11日
On June 10 the 高等法院 of the District of Columbia issued 颁布令24-02 amending 规则 of Civil Procedure 4, 6, 15, and 84 as well as 颁布令24-03 amending 规则 of Criminal Procedure 16, 45, and 62.
The 规则 of Civil Procedure were amended for consistency with 2023 updates to the Federal 规则 of Civil Procedure. 在修订版D中.C. 民事诉讼规则, new subsection (c)(7) authorizes alternative methods of summons service in the event of an emergency declaration. 修订后的规则15, subsection (a)(1) clarifies that the right to amend a pleading continues without interruption until 21 days after the earlier of the events described in subsection (a)(1)(B).
Amended 规则 of Criminal Procedure 16 and 62 reflect the 2023 amendments to the Federal 规则 of Criminal Procedure regarding expert witness reports (Rule 16) and rules emergencies (Rule 62). Rule 45 now includes District of Columbia Emancipation Day and Juneteenth National Independence Day in the definition of legal holiday.
The abovementioned amendments take place immediately.
