R. 3:7-2 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 3:7-2: Use of Indictment or Accusation, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked

rule 3:7-2 "Use of Indictment or Accusation" {
Every crime shall be prosecuted by indictment unless the defendant, after having been advised of the right to indictment, shall waive the right in a signed writing, in which case the defendant may be tried on accusation. Such accusation shall be prepared by the prosecuting attorney and entitled and proceeded upon in the Superior Court. Nothing herein contained, however, shall be construed as limiting the criminal jurisdiction of a municipal court over indictable offenses provided by law and these rules.
Note: Source__R.R. 3:4-2(a) (b). Amended August 28, 1979 to be effective September 1, 1979; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; amended July 28, 2017 to be effective September 1, 2017.
}
referenced_by: 1:8-3, 1:8-4, 1:8-5, 1:8-6
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-26; corpus harvested 2026-09-02