Information or Indictment; When Original is Lost

If the information or indictment in any criminal action has heretofore been lost or destroyed, or shall hereafter be lost or destroyed, the court shall upon the application of the prosecuting attorney or of the defendant, order a copy of such pleading to be filed and substituted for the original, and when filed and substituted, as provided in this Section, the copy shall have the COL9132016 CH. 55 RULES OF PLEADING same force and effect as if it were the original pleading.