N.Y. Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law § 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.