Findings
§ 352.1. Findings. 1. If, upon the conclusion of the dispositional hearing, the court determines that the respondent requires supervision, treatment or confinement, the court shall enter a finding that such respondent is a juvenile delinquent and order an appropriate disposition pursuant to section 352.2.
2. If, upon the conclusion of the dispositional hearing, the court determines that the respondent does not require supervision, treatment or confinement, the petition shall be dismissed.
★ At the close of disposition, if the respondent needs supervision, treatment or confinement, the court enters a finding of juvenile delinquency and orders a disposition (§ 352.2). ★ If no such need, the petition is dismissed — a JD finding requires a need, not just proof of the act.
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.