A Handy Cross-reference between Kentucky’s New Stand-alone Appellate Rules and the Civil Rules They Replaced or Complement

DBL Law – David Kramer – RAPpin' the Civil Rules

By David Kramer, Chair, Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group, DBL Law

In updating volume 7 of the Kentucky Practice Series this year I included references under the former Civil Rules to the Kentucky Rules of Appellate Procedure (RAP) that replaced them.  Following that exercise I have created the following cross-referenced list of the RAP and the current and former Civil Rules (CR) they replaced or that they might complement.  I hope Kentucky appellate judges and lawyers find it helpful.  Lawyers handling appeals should be cognizant of precedent under the deleted Civil Rules governing appeals that might help determine the construction and scope of the new appellate rules. 

Appellate Rules

Corresponding Civil Rules

RAP 1

CR 76.01 (deleted)

RAP 2

CR 73.01, 73.02, 73.03 (deleted)

RAP 3

CR 73.02 (deleted)

RAP 4

CR 74.01 (deleted)

RAP 5

CR 76.40 (deleted)

RAP 6

CR 76.34, CR 76.40 (deleted)

RAP 7

CR 76.34 (deleted)

RAP 8

CR 76.24 (deleted)

RAP 9

Complements current CR 24

RAP 10

CR 76.12(8) (deleted)

RAP 11

Complements current CR 11

RAP 12

No corresponding CR

RAP 13

CR 76.42 (deleted)

RAP 14

CR 76.43 (deleted)

RAP 15

CR 76.12(4)(b) (deleted)

RAP 16

(reserved)

RAP 17

CR 74.02 (deleted)

RAP 18

(reserved)

RAP 19

(reserved)

RAP 20

CR 65.07, 65.08, 65.09 (deleted)

RAP 21

CR 76.33 (deleted)

RAP 22

CR 76.03 (deleted)

RAP 23

(reserved)

RAP 24

CR 75.01, 75.02, 75.03, 75.05, 75.06, 75.07, 75.11, 75.15, 98(3), 98(4), 98(5) (deleted)

RAP 25

CR 75.08, 75.13, 75.14, 75.15 (deleted)

RAP 26

CR 73.08 (deleted)

RAP 27

CR 76.46, 79.06 (deleted)

RAP 28

No corresponding CR

RAP 29

(reserved)

RAP 30

CR 76.12 (deleted)

RAP 31

CR 76.12 (deleted)

RAP 32

CR 76.12 (deleted)

RAP 33

(reserved)

RAP 34

CR 76.12(7), 76.16(3) (deleted)

RAP 35

CR 76.16 (deleted)

RAP 36

(reserved)

RAP 37

CR 76.26 (deleted)

RAP 38

CR 76.16 (deleted)

RAP 39

(reserved)

RAP 40

CR 76.28, 76.30, 76.38 (deleted)

RAP 41

CR 76.28 (deleted)

RAP 42

CR 76.44 (deleted)

RAP 43

CR 76.32, 76.38 (deleted)

RAP 44

CR 76.20 (deleted)

RAP 45

Related to RAP 34; no corresponding CR

RAP 46

CR 76.21 (deleted)

RAP 47

Criminal rule; no corresponding CR

RAP 48

CR 72.01, 72.02, 72.03, 72.04, 72.06, 72.08, 72.10, 72.12, 72.13 (deleted)

RAP 49

CR 76.25 (deleted)

RAP 50

CR 76.37 (deleted)

RAP 51

Criminal rule; no corresponding CR

RAP 52

Criminal rule; no corresponding CR

RAP 53

(reserved)

RAP 54

CR 76.02(1)(b) (deleted)

RAP 55

CR 73.02(1)(b) (deleted); complements current CR 5.05(4)

RAP 56

(reserved)

RAP 57

(reserved)

RAP 58

(reserved)

RAP 59

(reserved)

RAP 60

CR 76.36 (deleted); complements current CR 81

RAP 61

(reserved)

RAP 62

Criminal rule; no corresponding CR

RAP 63

CR 62.02, 62.03, 73.04, 73.06, 73.07 (deleted)

NOTE: Some of the RAP combined portions of different Civil Rules in some cases that might not fit neatly into the foregoing cross-reference list.  Counsel handling an appeal should review all the RAP in conjunction with the case at issue.