Ind. Appellate Rule 50

Effective July 1, 2026

A. Appendices in Civil Appeals and Appeals from Administrative

Agencies.

(1) Purpose.

The purpose of an Appendix in civil appeals and appeals from Administrative Agencies is to

present the Court with copies of only those parts of the Record on Appeal that are necessary

for the Court to decide the issues presented.

(2) Contents of Appellant's Appendix.

The appellant's Appendix shall contain a table of contents and copies of the following documents, if they exist:

(a) the chronological case summary for the trial court or Administrative Agency;

(b) the appealed judgment or order, including any written opinion, memorandum of

decision, or findings of fact and conclusions thereon relating to the issues raised on

appeal;

(c) the jury verdict;

(d) [Deleted, eff. January 1, 2011]

(e) any instruction not included in appellant's brief under Rule 46(A)(8)(e), when error is

predicated on the giving or refusing of the instruction;

(f) pleadings and other documents from the Clerk's Record in chronological order that are

necessary for resolution of the issues raised on appeal;

(g) any other short excerpts from the Record on Appeal, excluding material governed by

Access to Court Records Rule 5(F), in chronological order, such as essential portions of a

contract or pertinent pictures, that are important to a consideration of the issues raised

on appeal;

(h) any record material relied on in the brief, excluding material governed by Access to

Court Records Rule 5(F), unless the material is already included in the Transcript;

(i) a verification of accuracy by the attorney or unrepresented party filing the Appendix.

The following is an acceptable verification:

“I verify under penalties of perjury that the documents in this Appendix are accurate copies of parts of the Record on Appeal.”

(3) Appellee's Appendix.

The contents of the appellee's Appendix shall be governed by Section (A)(2) of this Rule, but

the appellee's Appendix shall not contain any materials already contained in appellant's

Appendix, unless necessary for completeness or context. The Appendix may contain additional items that are relevant to either issues raised on appeal or on cross-appeal.

B. Appendices in Criminal Appeals.

(1) Contents of Appellant's Appendix.

The appellant's Appendix in a Criminal Appeal shall contain a table of contents and copies of

the following documents, if they exist:

(a) the Clerk's Record, including the chronological case summary;

(b) [Deleted, eff. January 1, 2011]

(c) any instruction not included in appellant's brief under Rule 46(A)(8)(e) when error is predicated on the giving or refusing of the instruction;

(d) any other short excerpts from the Record on Appeal, excluding material governed by

Access to Court Records Rule 5(F), in chronological order, such as pertinent pictures, that

are important to a consideration of the issues raised on appeal;

(e) any record material relied on in the brief, excluding material governed by Access to

Court Records Rule 5(F), unless the material is already included in the Transcript;

(f) a verification of accuracy by the attorney or unrepresented party filing the Appendix.

The following is an acceptable verification:

“I verify under penalties of perjury that the documents in this Appendix are accurate copies of parts of the Record on Appeal.”

(2) Appellee's Appendix.

The contents of the appellee's Appendix shall be governed by Section (A)(2) of this Rule, but

the appellee's Appendix shall not contain any materials already contained in appellant's

Appendix, unless necessary for completeness or context. The Appendix may contain additional items that are relevant to either issues raised on appeal or on cross-appeal.

C. Table of Contents.

A table of contents shall be prepared for every Appendix. The table of contents shall specifically identify each item contained in the Appendix, including the item's date. The Table of

Contents shall be submitted as Appendix Volume 1 in accordance with Rule 51(F).

D. Supplemental and Other Appendices.

All supplemental and any other appendices shall be governed, to the extent applicable, by

Sections A, B, C, E, and F, and shall not duplicate materials contained in other appendices,

unless necessary for completeness or context.

E. Cases with Multiple Appellants or Appellees.

In cases involving more than one appellant or appellee, including cases consolidated for

appeal, each side shall, where practicable, file joint rather than separate appendices to avoid

duplication.

F. Transcript.

Because the Transcript is transmitted to the Court on Appeal pursuant to Rule 12(B), parties

should not reproduce any portion of the Transcript in the Appendix.