New York Laws
Article 27 - Enforcement; Penalties; State Aid
27.05 - Verification or Affirmation of Accusatory Instruments.

§ 27.05 Verification or affirmation of accusatory instruments. 1.
When an appearance ticket as authorized under section 27.03 has been
served by an enforcement officer specified in section 27.01, any chief,
deputy-chief, captain, lieutenant or acting lieutenant, sergeant, or
acting sergeant of a police department or of the division of state
police, or any sheriff, undersheriff, chief deputy, or deputy sergeant
in any county to whom the service of the appearance ticket is reported
is hereby authorized to administer to such enforcement officer all
necessary oaths in connection with the execution of the accusatory
instrument to be presented in court by such enforcement officer in the
prosecution of the offense involved.

2. A simplified information need not be verified if it is affirmed by
the issuing officer, under penalty of perjury.

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