The Authority to Proceed

• Author: Nancy L. Dennison/Seth Weinstein
• Pages: 145-158

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I. What Is the Authority to Proceed? ............................ 146

II. Relevant Date for Determining Whether Conduct Is Criminal ...... 149

III. Substitution of the Authority to Proceed ....................... 150

IV. Amendment to the Authority to Proceed ...................... 150

V. Withdrawal of the Authority to Proceed ....................... 151

VI. Jurisdiction to Challenge Authority to Proceed .................. 151

VII. Challenges to the Authority to Proceed ........................ 152

Appendix 7.1 Sample Authority to Proceed ................... 156

Appendix 7.2 Sample Minister’s Withdrawal of Authority

to Proceed ................................. 157

Appendix 7.3 Sample Order of Discharge Where Authority

to Proceed Is Withdrawn ...................... 158