2023 New York Laws
CPL - Criminal Procedure
Part 2 - The Principal Proceedings
Title I - Preliminary Proceedings in Superior Court
Article 195 - Waiver of Indictment
195.20 - Waiver of Indictment; Written Instrument.

§ 195.20  Waiver of indictment; written instrument.
A  waiver  of  indictment  shall be evidenced by a written instrument,
which shall contain the name of the court in which it is  executed,  the
title  of  the action, and the name, date and approximate time and place
of each offense to be charged in the superior court  information  to  be
filed by the district attorney pursuant to section 195.40.  The offenses
named  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.  The written waiver
shall also contain a statement by the defendant that he is aware that:
  (a)  under the constitution of the state of New York he has the  right
to be prosecuted by indictment filed by a grand jury;
  (b)  he  waives  such  right and consents to be prosecuted by superior
court information to be filed by the district attorney;
  (c)   the superior court information  to  be  filed  by  the  district
attorney will charge the offenses named in the written waiver; and
  (d)    the  superior  court  information  to  be filed by the district
attorney will have the same force and effect as an indictment filed by a
grand jury.
The written waiver shall be signed by the defendant in open  court  in
the  presence  of  his  attorney.   The consent of the district attorney
shall be endorsed thereon.