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		Section/Rule:	23.08
Subject:	Rule 23 - Rules of Criminal Procedure - Misdemeanors or Felonies - Indictment or Information	Publication / Adopted Date:	June 13, 1979
Topic:	Misdemeanors or Felonies - Indictment or Information - Amendment or Substitution - Delay	Revised / Effective Date:	January 1, 2003

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23.08. Misdemeanors or Felonies - Indictment or Information - Amendment or Substitution - Delay

Any information may be amended or an information may be substituted for an indictment at any time before verdict or finding if:

(a) No additional or different offense is charged, and

(b) A defendant's substantial rights are not thereby prejudiced.

No such amendment or substitution shall cause delay of a trial unless the court finds that a defendant needs further time to prepare a defense by reason of such amendment or substitution.

(Adopted June 13, 1979, eff. Jan. 1, 1980. Amended Jan. 28, 2002, eff. Jan. 1, 2003.)

Committee Note - 1979

The first sentence is substantially the same as prior Rule 24.02.
The second sentence is substantially the same as prior Rule 24.15.
Compare: Fed.R.Crim.P. 7(e).