{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "fca", "section": "303.3", "citation": "FCA § 303.3", "heading": "Defenses", "text": ["§ 303.3. Defenses. The provisions of articles twenty-five, thirty-five and forty and section 30.05 of the penal law shall be applicable to juvenile delinquency proceedings."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/FCT/303.3", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "Penal Law Articles 25, 35, 40 and § 30.05 (defenses, justification, infancy, etc.) **apply** to JD proceedings.", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/fca/303.3", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}