A supporting deposition is a written instrument accompanying or filed
in connection with an information, a simplified information, a
misdemeanor complaint or a felony complaint, subscribed and verified by
a person other than the complainant of such accusatory instrument, and
containing factual allegations of an evidentiary character, based either
upon personal knowledge or upon information and belief, which supplement
those of the accusatory instrument and support or tend to support the
charge or charges contained therein.
Structure New York Laws
Part 2 - The Principal Proceedings
Title H - Preliminary Proceedings in Local Criminal Court
100.05 - Commencement of Action; in General.
100.07 - Commencement of Action; Effect of Family Court Proceeding.
100.15 - Information, Misdemeanor Complaint and Felony Complaint; Form and Content.
100.20 - Supporting Deposition; Definition, Form and Content.
100.35 - Prosecutor's Information; Form and Content.
100.50 - Superseding Informations and Prosecutor's Informations.
100.55 - Local Criminal Court Accusatory Instruments; in What Courts Filed.
100.60 - Youth Part of the Superior Court Accusatory Instruments; in What Courts Filed.