Article 3: Juvenile Delinquency
New York Family Court Act – 2026
§ 301.1
Purpose
§ 301.2
Definitions
§ 301.3
Applicability of article to actions and matters occurring before and after effective date
§ 301.4
Separability clause
§ 302.1
Jurisdiction
§ 302.2
Statute of limitations
§ 302.3
Venue
§ 303.1
Criminal procedure law
§ 303.2
Double jeopardy
§ 303.3
Defenses
§ 304.1
Detention
§ 304.2
Temporary order of protection
§ 305.1
Custody by a private person
§ 305.2
Custody by a peace officer or a police officer without a warrant
§ 306.1
Fingerprinting of certain alleged juvenile delinquents
§ 306.2
Fingerprinting; duties of the division of criminal justice services
§ 307.1
Family court appearance ticket
§ 307.2
Appearance ticket procedures
§ 307.3
Rules of court authorizing release before filing of petition
§ 307.4
Hearing following detention
§ 308.1
Rules of court for preliminary procedure
§ 309.1
Community based treatment referrals
§ 310.1
Originating a juvenile delinquency proceeding
§ 310.2
Speedy trial
§ 311.1
The petition; definition and contents
§ 311.2
Sufficiency of petition
§ 311.3
Petition; fact-finding hearings
§ 311.4
Substitution of petition or finding
§ 311.5
Amendment of the petition
§ 311.6
Joinder, severance and consolidation
§ 312.1
Issuance and service of summons
§ 312.2
Issuance of a warrant
§ 315.1
Motion to dismiss; defective petition
§ 315.2
Motion to dismiss in furtherance of justice
§ 315.3
Adjournment in contemplation of dismissal
§ 320.1
The initial appearance; definition
§ 320.2
The initial appearance; timing; adjournment and appointment of counsel
§ 320.3
Notice of rights
§ 320.4
The initial appearance; procedures
§ 320.5
The initial appearance; release or detention
§ 320.6
The initial appearance; referral to the probation service
§ 321.1
Entry of an admission or a denial
§ 321.2
Admissions to part of a petition; admissions concerning other petitions
§ 321.3
Acceptance of an admission
§ 321.4
Withdrawal of an admission or denial
§ 322.1
Incapacitated person; examination reports
§ 322.2
Proceedings to determine capacity
§ 325.1
The probable-cause hearing; time
§ 325.2
The probable-cause hearing; order of proceeding
§ 325.3
The probable-cause hearing; determination
§ 330.1
Bill of particulars
§ 330.2
Suppression of evidence
§ 331.1
Discovery; definition of terms
§ 331.2
Discovery; upon demand of a party
§ 331.3
Discovery; upon court order
§ 331.4
Discovery; of prior statements and history of witnesses
§ 331.5
Discovery; protective orders, continuing duty to disclose
§ 331.6
Discovery; sanctions
§ 331.7
Discovery; demand and motion procedure
§ 332.1
Pre-trial motions; definition
§ 332.2
Pre-trial motions; procedure
§ 335.1
Notice of defense of mental disease or defect
§ 335.2
Notice of alibi
§ 340.1
Time of fact-finding hearing
§ 340.2
Presiding judge
§ 341.1
Exclusion of general public
§ 341.2
Presence of respondent and his or her parent
§ 342.1
The fact-finding hearing; order of procedure
§ 342.2
Evidence in fact-finding hearings; required quantum
§ 343.1
Rules of evidence; testimony given by children
§ 343.2
Rules of evidence; corroboration of accomplice testimony
§ 343.3
Rules of evidence; identification by means of previous recognition in absence of present identification
§ 343.4
Rules of evidence; identification by means of previous recognition, in addition to present identification
§ 343.5
Rules of evidence; impeachment of own witness by proof of prior contradictory statement
§ 344.1
Rules of evidence; proof of previous conviction or delinquency finding
§ 344.2
Rules of evidence; statements of respondent; corroboration
§ 344.3
Rules of evidence; psychiatric testimony in certain cases
§ 344.4
Rules of evidence; admissibility of evidence of victim's sexual conduct in sex offense cases
§ 345.1
Orders
§ 346.1
Fact-finding hearing; removal
§ 347.1
Required testing of the respondent in certain proceedings
§ 350.1
Time of dispositional hearing
§ 350.2
Order of removal
§ 350.3
Dispositional hearings; evidence and required quantum of proof - appearance of presentment agency
§ 350.4
Order of procedure
§ 351.1
Probation, investigation and diagnostic assessment
§ 352.1
Findings
§ 352.2
Order of disposition
§ 352.3
Order of protection
§ 353.1
Conditional discharge
§ 353.2
Probation
§ 353.3
Placement
§ 353.4
Transfer of certain juvenile delinquents
§ 353.5
Designated felony acts; restrictive placement
§ 353.6
Restitution
§ 353.7
Placement in qualified residential treatment programs
§ 354.1
Retention and destruction of fingerprints of persons alleged to be juvenile delinquents
§ 354.2
Duties of counsel
§ 355.1
New hearing; staying, modifying or terminating an order
§ 355.2
Motion procedures
§ 355.3
Extension of placement
§ 355.4
Provisions for routine medical, dental and mental health services and treatment
§ 355.5
Permanency hearing
§ 360.1
Jurisdiction and supervision of respondent placed on probation
§ 360.2
Petition of violation
§ 360.3
Hearing on violation
§ 365.1
Appeal; authorized as of right
§ 365.2
Appeal by permission
§ 365.3
Notice of appeal
§ 370.1
Securing the attendance of witnesses; securing certain testimony
§ 375.1
Order upon termination of a delinquency action in favor of the respondent
§ 375.2
Motion to seal after a finding
§ 375.3
Expungement of court records
§ 380.1
Nature and effect of adjudication
§ 381.1
Transfer of records and information to institutions and agencies
§ 381.2
Use of records in other courts
§ 381.3
Use of police records
§ 385.1
Reports
§ 385.2
Consolidation of records within a city having a population of one million or more