Acceptance of an admission
§ 743. Acceptance of an admission. (a) Before accepting an admission, the court shall advise the respondent of his or her right to a fact-finding hearing. The court shall also ascertain through allocution of the respondent and his or her parent or person legally responsible for his or her care, if present, that the respondent:
(i) committed the act or acts to which an admission is being entered;
(ii) is voluntarily waiving his or her right to a fact-finding hearing; and
(iii) is aware of the possible specific dispositional orders. The provisions of this subdivision shall not be waived.
(b) Upon acceptance of an admission, the court shall state the reasons for its determination and shall enter a fact-finding order. The court shall schedule a dispositional hearing in accordance with subdivision (b) or (c) of section seven hundred forty-nine of this part.
(a) Before taking an admission, the court must advise of the right to a fact-finding hearing and confirm through allocution that the respondent (i) committed the acts, (ii) is voluntarily waiving fact-finding, and (iii) knows the possible dispositions. This subdivision cannot be waived. ★ (b) On accepting, the court states its reasons, enters a fact-finding order, and schedules disposition (per § 749(b)/(c)).
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.