New York Consolidated Laws

N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 100.20 (2026)

Supporting deposition; definition, form and content

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§ 100.20  Supporting deposition; definition, form and content.
  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.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2016–2025 · leading case: People v. Brooks, 2025 NY Slip Op 25178 (Kings Criminal Ct. 2025).

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People v. Brooks, 2025 NY Slip Op 25178 (Kings Criminal Ct. 2025). · cites it 2× “Criminal Procedure Law § 100.20 also states that a supporting deposition must be " filed in connection with an information, a simplified information, a misdemeanor complaint or a felony complaint" if it did not accompany the original accusatory instrument (emphasis added).”

People v. Ellis, 53 Misc. 3d 225 (2016). · cites it 3× “Criminal Procedure Law § 100.20 provides, “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…”

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