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§ 321.2 Admissions to part of a petition; admissions concerning other petitions

Article 3: Juvenile Delinquency

§ 321.2. Admissions to part of a petition; admissions concerning other petitions.

1. A respondent may as a matter of right enter an admission to those allegations in the petition which are determinable at the fact-finding hearing.

2. Where the petition charges but one crime, a respondent may, with the consent of the court and the appropriate presentment agency, enter an admission of a lesser included crime as defined in section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law.

3. Where the petition charges more than one crime in separate counts a respondent may, with the consent of the court and the appropriate presentment agency, enter an admission to part of the petition or a lesser included crime upon the condition that such admission constitutes a complete disposition of these allegations in the petition which are determinable at the fact-finding hearing.