{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-200.30","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 200.30","heading":"Indictment; duplicitous counts prohibited","body":"§ 200.30  Indictment; duplicitous counts prohibited.\n  1.  Each count of an indictment may charge one offense only.\n  2.  For purpose of this section, a statutory provision which defines\nthe offense named in the title thereof by providing, in different\nsubdivisions or paragraphs, different ways in which such named offense\nmay be committed, defines a separate offense in each such subdivision or\nparagraph, and a count of an indictment charging such named offense\nwhich, without specifying or clearly indicating the particular\nsubdivision or paragraph of the statutory provision, alleges facts which\nwould support a conviction under more than one such subdivision or\nparagraph, charges more than one offense.","path":["Criminal Procedure Law","Part 2. The Principal Proceedings","Title I. Preliminary Proceedings In Superior Court","Article 200. Indictment and Related Instruments"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CPL/200.30","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"2581f0a919567da859d021b4beaf121b079e15e646d10e6186d8bf81ae2aac16","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-200.20","next":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-200.40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}