N.Y. Family Court Act § 302.3: Venue

§ 302.3. Venue. 1. Juvenile delinquency proceedings shall be

originated in the county in which the act or acts referred to in the

petition allegedly occurred. For purposes of determining venue, article

twenty of the criminal procedure law shall apply.

2. Upon motion of the respondent or the appropriate presentment agency

the family court in which the proceedings have been originated may

order, for good cause shown, that the proceeding be transferred to

another county. If the order is issued after motion by the presentment

agency, the court may impose such conditions as it deems equitable and

appropriate to ensure that the transfer does not subject the respondent

to an unreasonable burden in making his defense.

3. Any motion made pursuant to subdivision two by the respondent shall

be made within the time prescribed by section 332.2. Any such motion by

a presentment agency must be based upon papers stating the ground

therefor and must be made within thirty days from the date that the

action was originated unless such time is extended for good cause shown.

4. Except for designated felony act petitions, after entering a

finding pursuant to subdivision one of section 345.1, and prior to the

commencement of the dispositional hearing the court may, in its

discretion and for good cause shown, order that the proceeding be

transferred to the county in which the respondent resides. The court

shall not order such a transfer, however, unless it grants the

respondent and the presentment agency an opportunity to state on the

record whether each approves or disapproves of such a transfer and the

reasons therefor. The court shall take into consideration the provisions

of subdivisions two and three of section 340.2 in determining such

transfer.