N.Y. Family Court Act § 350.1: Time of dispositional hearing

§ 350.1. Time of dispositional hearing. 1. If the respondent is

detained and has not been found to have committed a designated felony

act the dispositional hearing shall commence not more than ten days

after the entry of an order pursuant to subdivision one of section 345.1

of this article, except as provided in subdivision three of this

section; provided, however, that if the respondent has been found to

have committed solely a violation as defined in subdivision three of

section 10.00 of the penal law, the respondent shall not be detained

pending disposition.

2. In all other cases, the dispositional hearing shall commence not

more than fifty days after entry of an order pursuant to subdivision one

of section 345.1, except as provided in subdivision three.

3. The court may adjourn the dispositional hearing:

(a) on its own motion or on motion of the presentment agency for good

cause shown for not more than ten days; or

(b) on motion by the respondent for good cause shown for not more than

thirty days.

4. The court shall state on the record the reason for any adjournment

of the dispositional hearing.

5. Successive motions to adjourn a dispositional hearing beyond the

limits enumerated in subdivision one or two shall not be granted in the

absence of a showing, on the record, of special circumstances; special

circumstances shall not include calendar congestion or the status of the

court's docket or backlog.