§ 469 Necessity for filing information after preliminary examination.

After a preliminary hearing, prosecutors normally have to file a new document called an "information" to formally charge someone with a crime. This rule says that step can be skipped in some cases.

If the original complaint or preliminary information already has everything a formal information needs to include, the prosecutor does not have to file a separate one. The existing paperwork can just be used as the official charging document.

This saves time and cuts down on paperwork. As long as the original complaint covers all the legal requirements for charging someone, the case can move forward without extra filings.