{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "fca", "section": "781", "citation": "FCA § 781", "heading": "Nature of adjudication", "text": ["§ 781. Nature of adjudication.  No adjudication under this article may be denominated a conviction, and no person adjudicated a person in need of supervision under this article shall be denominated a criminal by reason of such adjudication."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/FCT/781", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A PINS adjudication is **NOT a conviction**, and the person is **not a criminal** because of it. ★", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/fca/781", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}