{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "fca", "section": "321.2", "citation": "FCA § 321.2", "heading": "Admissions to part of a petition; admissions concerning other petitions", "text": ["§ 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."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/FCT/321.2", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "The respondent may admit determinable allegations as of right; with court + agency consent may admit a **lesser included** crime or part of a multi-count petition as a complete disposition.", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/fca/321.2", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}