CPL § 190.60

Grand jury; action to be taken

§ 190.60 Grand jury; action to be taken.

After hearing and examining evidence as prescribed in section 190.55, a grand jury may:

1. Indict a person for an offense, as provided in section 190.65;

2. Direct the district attorney to file a prosecutor's information with a local criminal court, as provided in section 190.70;

3. Direct the district attorney to file a request for removal to the family court, as provided in section 190.71 of this article.

4. Dismiss the charge before it, as provided in section 190.75;

5. Submit a grand jury report, as provided in section 190.85.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/190.60

In plain English

After hearing evidence (§ 190.55), a grand jury may:

1. Indict (§ 190.65);

2. Direct the DA to file a prosecutor's information in a local criminal court (§ 190.70);

3. Direct a request for removal to family court (§ 190.71);

4. Dismiss the charge (§ 190.75);

5. Submit a grand jury report (§ 190.85).

★ Memorize the five: indict / prosecutor's information / removal to family court / dismiss / report.

Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 3 — The JG-22 Criminal Procedure Law and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.