Definition of terms
§ 340.10 Definition of terms.
The following definitions are applicable to this title:
1. "Information," in addition to its meaning as defined in subdivision one of section 100.10, includes (a) a simplified information and (b) a prosecutor's information and (c) a misdemeanor complaint upon which the defendant, by a waiver executed pursuant to subdivision three of section 170.65, has consented to be prosecuted.
2. "Single judge trial" means a trial in a local criminal court conducted by one judge sitting without a jury.
3. "Jury trial" means a trial in a local criminal court conducted by one judge sitting with a jury.
Definitions for this title:
1. "Information" — in addition to its § 100.10(1) meaning, also includes ★ (a) a simplified information, (b) a prosecutor's information, and (c) a misdemeanor complaint where the defendant has waived prosecution by information (per § 170.65(3)). ★
2. "Single judge trial" — a local-criminal-court trial by one judge, no jury. ★
3. "Jury trial" — a local-criminal-court trial by one judge with a jury. ★
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.