Section 12.80.020. Indictment, information, and complaint.  


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  • No person shall be held to answer for an infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the armed forces in time of war or public danger. Indictment may be waived by the accused.  In that case the prosecution shall be by information or complaint in the manner and form set out in the Rules of Criminal Procedure.

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History

(Sec. 1.18 ch 34 SLA 1962)