{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-310.1","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Family Court Act § 310.1","heading":"Originating a juvenile delinquency proceeding","body":"§ 310.1. Originating a juvenile delinquency proceeding. 1. A\nproceeding to adjudicate a person a juvenile delinquent is originated by\nthe filing of a petition.\n  2. Only a presentment agency may originate a juvenile delinquency\nproceeding.\n  3. If the appropriate agency does not originate a proceeding within\nthirty days of receipt of notice from the probation service pursuant to\nsubdivision ten of section 308.1, it shall notify in writing the\ncomplainant of that fact.","path":["Family Court Act","Article 3. Juvenile Delinquency","Part 1. Jurisdiction and Preliminary Procedures"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/FCT/310.1","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"a886d1dc6fe0302e680d7219b4f10fbe49808282b36ec704b278e1427fcb305b","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-309.1","next":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-310.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}