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N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 200.15 — Superior court information; definition

Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)

Part of Article 200: Indictment and Related Instruments, New York Criminal Procedure Law.

Full text of N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 200.15

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.

N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 200.15Primary source, current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
200.15 Superior court information; definition. A superior court information is a written accusation by a district attorney filed in a superior court pursuant to article one hundred ninety-five, charging a person, or two or more persons jointly, with the commission of a crime, or with the commission of two or more offenses, at least one of which is a crime. A superior court information may include any offense for which the defendant was held for action of a grand jury and any offense or offenses properly joinable therewith pursuant to sections 200.20 and 200.40, but shall not include an offense not named in the written waiver of indictment executed pursuant to section 195.20. A superior court information has the same force and effect as an indictment and all procedures and provisions of law applicable to indictments are also applicable to superior court informations, except where otherwise expressly provided.

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