RULE 16
CRIMINAL ARRAIGNMENT
16.1 Arraignment of matters presented by the Grand Jury shall be held every Thursday, or as otherwise scheduled by the court. The defendant is not required to appear at arraignment if the amount of bail has been set, the defendant has furnished the required security, and a proper consent and waiver form is executed by the defendant and counsel and filed with the Clerk. The consent form shall appear substantially similar to Appendix B to these Rules.The Clerk shall present the required form to the assigned judge. An entry approving and continuing defendant's bond as previously set, endorsed by the prosecuting attorney, defendant’s counsel, and the Clerk of Courts must also be filed.