N.Y. Family Court Act § 321.2: Admissions to part of a petition; admissions concerning other petitions

§ 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.