Art. 384 Information

Here's a plain English summary:

An information is a formal written charge that accuses someone of committing a crime. It's prepared by the district attorney or city prosecutor, and that person must sign it. This is different from a grand jury indictment because it's the prosecutor alone who decides to bring the charge, without needing a grand jury to approve it first.

The information has to be filed with the right court, meaning a court that actually has the authority to try that particular crime. The prosecutor can file it in two ways: by turning it in during a court session, or by dropping it off at the clerk of court's office. Either method makes the filing official and starts the criminal case moving forward.

This rule matters because it sets the ground rules for how many criminal cases actually begin. If someone is charged by information instead of indictment, this rule explains what that document needs to include and where it has to be properly filed for the charge to count.