Section 100.45. Information, prosecutor's information, misdemeanor complaint; severance, consolidation, amendment, bill of particulars  


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  • 1.  Where appropriate, the provisions of sections 200.20  and  200.40,
      governing  severance  of  counts  of  an  indictment  and  severance  of
      defendants  for  trial  purposes,   and   governing   consolidation   of
      indictments  for  trial purposes, apply to informations, to prosecutor's
      informations and to misdemeanor complaints.
        2.    The  provisions  of  section  200.70  governing   amendment   of
      indictments apply to prosecutor's informations.
        3.    At  any  time  before  the  entry  of a plea of guilty to or the
      commencement  of  a  trial  of  an  information,  the  court  may,  upon
      application  of  the  people  and  with  notice  to  the  defendant  and
      opportunity to be heard, order the amendment of the accusatory  part  of
      such information by addition of a count charging an offense supported by
      the  allegations  of  the  factual  part  of such information and/or any
      supporting depositions which may  accompany  it.    In  such  case,  the
      defendant  must  be  accorded any reasonable adjournment necessitated by
      the amendment.
        4.  The provisions of section 200.95, governing bills  of  particulars
      with  respect  to  indictments,  apply  to  informations, to misdemeanor
      complaints and to prosecutor's informations.