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N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 100.30 — Information, misdemeanor complaint, felony complaint, supporting deposition and proof of service of supporting deposition; verification
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 100: Commencement of Action In Local Criminal Court or Youth Part of a Superior Court--accusatory Instruments, New York Criminal Procedure Law.
Full text of N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 100.30
Statutory text current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17). This publication reproduces the text of the Consolidated Laws of New York as provided by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service (Legislative Bill Drafting Commission statutory text); it is not the official statutes of the State of New York.
100.30 Information, misdemeanor complaint, felony complaint,
supporting deposition and proof of service of supporting
deposition; verification.
1. An information, a misdemeanor complaint, a felony complaint, a
supporting deposition, and proof of service of a supporting deposition
may be verified in any of the following manners:
(a) Such instrument may be sworn to before the court with which it is
filed.
(b) Such instrument may be sworn to before a desk officer in charge at
a police station or police headquarters or any of his superior officers.
(c) Where such instrument is filed by any public servant following the
issuance and service of an appearance ticket, and where by express
provision of law another designated public servant is authorized to
administer the oath with respect to such instrument, it may be sworn to
before such public servant.
(d) Such instrument may bear a form notice that false statements made
therein are punishable as a class A misdemeanor pursuant to section
210.45 of the penal law, and such form notice together with the
subscription of the deponent constitute a verification of the
instrument.
(e) Such instrument may be sworn to before a notary public.
2. An instrument specified in subdivision one may be verified in any
manner prescribed therein unless in a particular case the court
expressly directs verification in a particular manner prescribed in said
subdivision one.
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