Originating a juvenile delinquency proceeding
§ 310.1. Originating a juvenile delinquency proceeding. 1. A proceeding to adjudicate a person a juvenile delinquent is originated by the filing of a petition.
2. Only a presentment agency may originate a juvenile delinquency proceeding.
3. If the appropriate agency does not originate a proceeding within thirty days of receipt of notice from the probation service pursuant to subdivision ten of section 308.1, it shall notify in writing the complainant of that fact.
★ A JD case is started only by filing a petition, and only a presentment agency may originate it. If the agency doesn't file within 30 days of probation's notice, it must tell the complainant in writing.
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 5 — The JG-22 Family Court Act and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.