Acceptance of an admission
§ 321.3. Acceptance of an admission. 1. The court shall not consent to the entry of an admission unless it has advised the respondent of his right to a fact-finding hearing. The court shall also ascertain through allocution of the respondent and his parent or other person legally responsible for his care, if present, that (a) he committed the act or acts to which he is entering an admission, (b) he is voluntarily waiving his right to a fact-finding hearing, and (c) he is aware of the possible specific dispositional orders. The provisions of this subdivision shall not be waived.
2. Upon consenting to the entry of an admission pursuant to this section, the court must state the reasons for granting such consent.
3. Upon the entry of an admission pursuant to this section the court shall enter an appropriate order pursuant to section 345.1 and schedule a dispositional hearing pursuant to section 350.1.
★ Before accepting an admission (Family Court's "plea allocution"), the court must advise of the right to a fact-finding hearing and confirm through allocution that the child (a) did the act, (b) is voluntarily waiving the hearing, and (c) knows the possible dispositions. ★ These requirements cannot be waived. The court states reasons for consenting and schedules disposition.
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.