Title 1: Filing a Charge and Preliminary Examination
- Section 157: Filing a Charge with the Competent Court
- Section 158: Required Contents of a Criminal Charge
- Section 159: Pleading a Recidivism Sentence Increase
- Section 160: Joining Multiple Counts in One Charge
- Section 161: Correcting or Dismissing a Defective Charge
- Section 161/1: Dismissing Bad-Faith Private Prosecutions
- Section 162: Court Action on a Proper Charge
- Section 163: Amending the Charge or the Plea
- Section 164: Amendment Must Not Prejudice the Defence
- Section 165: Preliminary Examination Procedure and the Accused
- Section 165/1: Court-Appointed Counsel at Preliminary Hearing
- Section 165/2: Defendant's Statement at Preliminary Hearing
- Section 166: Dismissal for Prosecutor's Non-Appearance
- Section 167: Prima Facie Ruling After Preliminary Hearing
- Section 168: Service of the Charge After Acceptance
- Section 169: Summons or Arrest Warrant to Secure Defendant
- Section 170: Finality of Prima Facie Order and Appeals
- Section 171: Trial Rules Applied to Preliminary Hearing