(a) Authorization. When authorized by state law, the court may certify to the state’s highest
court an unsettled and significant question of state law that will control the outcome of a pending
case.
(b) Procedure.
(1) Who May Certify. The court may certify a question:
(A) on its own motion; or
(B) upon written motion of a party.
(2) State Law Governs Certification Procedures. State law or court rules govern
certification procedures.
(c) Stay. The court may grant a stay pending the state court’s decision whether to accept the
certified question and its decision of the certified question.
