20.00 Dismissal of Charges Upon the Filing of a New Charging Document (Criminal)
20.01 Dismissal of Petitions Upon Filing of Amended Petitions and Charges (Juvenile)

20.00 DISMISSAL OF CHARGES UPON THE FILING OF A NEW CHARGING DOCUMENT (CRIMINAL)

Upon the filing of an indictment, superseding indictment or information, any previous indictments, complaints or information reflected by charges on the new indictment, new superseding indictment, or new information are dismissed unless otherwise ordered by the judge to which the case is assigned.

Such dismissals shall be noted in the clerk's minute entry as "Dismissed superseded by indictment or information" by using state code 212.

(Adopted 12/4/2000)

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20.01 DISMISSAL OF PETITIONS UPON FILING OF AMENDED PETITIONS AND CHARGES (JUVENILE)

Upon the filing of an Amended Delinquency Petition or an Amended Juvenile Petition to Revoke Probation, any previous delinquency or revocation petitions reflected by charges included on the amended petition are dismissed unless otherwise ordered by the judge to which the case is assigned. Such dismissals shall be noted in the clerk's minute entry as "Dismissed superseded by amended petition to revoke probation".

(Adopted 6/11/2012)

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