(a) Personal Presence Required. A defendant must be arraigned personally before the trial court or by an interactive video appearance under Rule 1.5.

(b) Personal Presence Not Required if Waived. A defendant who personally appeared at an initial appearance may waive personal presence at an arraignment by filing a written waiver at least two days before the arraignment date. The defendant and defense counsel must sign and notarize the waiver. A defendant also must file a notarized affidavit no later than 20 days after arraignment stating that the defendant is aware of all scheduled court appearances and understands that failure to appear at sentencing may result in losing the right to a direct appeal.

(c) Exception for Limited Jurisdiction Courts. A limited jurisdiction court may conduct a telephonic arraignment for misdemeanor offenses and for civil traffic offenses that are charged on the same complaint as misdemeanor offenses. For purposes of this rule, “telephonic” includes voice-only communications between the court and the parties.