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INDICTMENT/SUPERIOR COURT INFORMATION (SCI) COUNT
| Data Element: | INDICTMENT/SUPERIOR COURT INFORMATION (SCI) COUNT |
| Definition: | An identifier corresponding to one occurrence of an offense or any lesser included offense a defendant is charged with in the formal, written accusation submitted to a superior court by a grand jury or as a result of waiving the grand jury process. |
| Standard of Verification: | Indictment |
| Data Type: | N |
| Field Size: | 4 |
| Field Format: | 4N |
| Originating Teams: | Courts |
| User Teams: | Courts |
| Tables / Codes: | None |
| Comments: | If, in the course of a case, a charge is reduced, that lesser included offense retains the same count identifier as the original offense. |
| Page Info: | DATE STANDARD ESTABLISHED: 9/94 DATE STANDARD REVISED: 8/99 |