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SECTION 321.2
Admissions to part of a petition; admissions concerning other petitions
Family Court Act (FCT) CHAPTER 686, ARTICLE 3, PART 2
§ 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.