{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "fca", "section": "231", "citation": "FCA § 231", "heading": "Jurisdiction over intellectually disabled children", "text": ["§ 231. Jurisdiction over intellectually disabled children. If it shall appear to the court that any child within its jurisdiction is intellectually disabled, the court may cause such child to be examined as provided in the mental hygiene law and if found to be intellectually disabled as therein defined, may commit such child in accordance with the provisions of such law."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/FCT/231", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "If a child in the court's jurisdiction appears **intellectually disabled**, the court may order an exam **under the Mental Hygiene Law** and, if so found, **commit** the child per that law.", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/fca/231", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}