2006 New York Code - Charges And Specifications.

 
    § 130.30. Charges  and specifications.  (a) Charges and specifications
  shall be signed by a person subject to this code  under  oath  before  a
  person authorized by this chapter to administer oaths and shall state--
    (1)  that  the  signer has personal knowledge of, or has investigated,
  the matters set forth therein; and
    (2) that the same are true in fact to the best of  his  knowledge  and
  belief.
    (b)  Upon  the  preferring of charges, the proper authority shall take
  immediate steps to determine what disposition should be made thereof  in
  the  interest of justice and discipline, and the person accused shall be
  informed of the charges against him as soon as practicable.