Waiver of indictment; approval of waiver by the court
§ 195.30 Waiver of indictment; approval of waiver by the court.
The court shall determine whether the waiver of indictment complies with the provisions of sections 195.10 and 195.20. If satisfied that the waiver complies with such provisions, the court shall approve the waiver and execute a written order to that effect. When the waiver is approved by a local criminal court, the local criminal court shall promptly transmit to the appropriate superior court the written waiver and order approving the waiver, along with all other documents pertinent to the action. Until such papers are received by the superior court, the action is deemed to be pending in the local criminal court.
The court checks that the waiver complies with §§ 195.10 and 195.20. If satisfied, it approves the waiver and executes a written order. ★ When a local criminal court approves it, that court must promptly transmit the written waiver, the approving order, and all pertinent documents to the appropriate superior court. Until those papers are received by the superior court, the action stays pending in the local criminal court. ★
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.
This provision appears in Volume 3 — The JG-22 Criminal Procedure Law and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.