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A Summons may be served by each of the following, EXCEPT a:
A:Police Officer.
B:Complainant, eighteen years of age or more.
C:person, eighteen years of age or more, designated by the Court.
D:person, eighteen years of age or more, designated by the Complainant. ✔Correct Answer-
D: See, C.P.L. 130.40.
A Summons issued by a Superior Court may be served in the:
A:County of issuance, only.
B:County of issuance or an adjoining County, only.
C:County of issuance or any County within the State.
D:Counties in the Judicial District for which that Superior Court presides. ✔Correct Answer-B:
Unlike state-wide jurisdiction of Superior Courts for Warrants of Arrest and Search Warrants, an
Article 130 Summons can only be served in the County of issuance or an adjoining County
regardless of whether it is the process of a Local Criminal Court or a Superior Court.
Which of the following may NOT support the issuance of an Article 130 Summons?
A:Indictment
B:Felony Complaint
C:Prosecutor's Information
D:Superior Court Information ✔Correct Answer-D: See, C.P.L. 130.10, subd. 1.
If Roger is properly served with an Article 130 Summons to appear in a Local Criminal Court to
be arraigned on a Misdemeanor charge and Roger does not appear as directed in the Summons,
the Local Criminal Court may:
A:issue a Warrant of Arrest for Roger.
B:hold a trial in abstentia.
C:arraign Roger in abstentia.
D:issue a Bench Warrant for Roger. ✔Correct Answer-A: See, C.P.L. 130.50.
Which one of the following is not an accusatory instrument according to the Criminal Procedure
Law?
, A:A Felony Complaint
B:A Simplified Information
C:An Appearance Ticket
D:A Misdemeanor Complaint E:An Indictment Reduced ✔Correct Answer-C: An Appearance
Ticket
Which one of the following courts is able to exercise exclusive trial jurisdiction over felonies?
A:A County Court
B:A Town Court
C:A City Court
D:A District Court E:New York City Criminal Court ✔Correct Answer-A: A County Court
Which of the following accusatory instruments is a VERIFIED written accusation?
A:Information
B:Simplified Information
C:Prosecutor's Information
D:Indictment ✔Correct Answer-A: So is a Misdemeanor Complaint and a Felony Complaint.
Which of the following IS an accusatory instrument?
A:An Appearance Ticket
B:A Felony Complaint
C:A Sworn Statement of a Witness
D:A Bill of Particulars ✔Correct Answer-B: A Felony Complaint
The accusatory instrument named below which cannot be used to commence a criminal
prosecution is
A:an Indictment.
B:a Felony Complaint.
C:a Misdemeanor Complaint.
D:an Information. ✔Correct Answer-B: Be careful of the language. A Felony Complaint can
commence the criminal PROCEEDING but not the PROSECUTION.
Warrants of Arrest issued by which of the following courts are valid anywhere in New York
State?
A:Village
B:Town
C:City
D:District ✔Correct Answer-D: District
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A Summons may be served by each of the following, EXCEPT a:
A:Police Officer.
B:Complainant, eighteen years of age or more.
C:person, eighteen years of age or more, designated by the Court.
D:person, eighteen years of age or more, designated by the Complainant. ✔Correct Answer-
D: See, C.P.L. 130.40.
A Summons issued by a Superior Court may be served in the:
A:County of issuance, only.
B:County of issuance or an adjoining County, only.
C:County of issuance or any County within the State.
D:Counties in the Judicial District for which that Superior Court presides. ✔Correct Answer-B:
Unlike state-wide jurisdiction of Superior Courts for Warrants of Arrest and Search Warrants, an
Article 130 Summons can only be served in the County of issuance or an adjoining County
regardless of whether it is the process of a Local Criminal Court or a Superior Court.
Which of the following may NOT support the issuance of an Article 130 Summons?
A:Indictment
B:Felony Complaint
C:Prosecutor's Information
D:Superior Court Information ✔Correct Answer-D: See, C.P.L. 130.10, subd. 1.
If Roger is properly served with an Article 130 Summons to appear in a Local Criminal Court to
be arraigned on a Misdemeanor charge and Roger does not appear as directed in the Summons,
the Local Criminal Court may:
A:issue a Warrant of Arrest for Roger.
B:hold a trial in abstentia.
C:arraign Roger in abstentia.
D:issue a Bench Warrant for Roger. ✔Correct Answer-A: See, C.P.L. 130.50.
Which one of the following is not an accusatory instrument according to the Criminal Procedure
Law?
, A:A Felony Complaint
B:A Simplified Information
C:An Appearance Ticket
D:A Misdemeanor Complaint E:An Indictment Reduced ✔Correct Answer-C: An Appearance
Ticket
Which one of the following courts is able to exercise exclusive trial jurisdiction over felonies?
A:A County Court
B:A Town Court
C:A City Court
D:A District Court E:New York City Criminal Court ✔Correct Answer-A: A County Court
Which of the following accusatory instruments is a VERIFIED written accusation?
A:Information
B:Simplified Information
C:Prosecutor's Information
D:Indictment ✔Correct Answer-A: So is a Misdemeanor Complaint and a Felony Complaint.
Which of the following IS an accusatory instrument?
A:An Appearance Ticket
B:A Felony Complaint
C:A Sworn Statement of a Witness
D:A Bill of Particulars ✔Correct Answer-B: A Felony Complaint
The accusatory instrument named below which cannot be used to commence a criminal
prosecution is
A:an Indictment.
B:a Felony Complaint.
C:a Misdemeanor Complaint.
D:an Information. ✔Correct Answer-B: Be careful of the language. A Felony Complaint can
commence the criminal PROCEEDING but not the PROSECUTION.
Warrants of Arrest issued by which of the following courts are valid anywhere in New York
State?
A:Village
B:Town
C:City
D:District ✔Correct Answer-D: District
