§ 301.2. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms\nshall have the following meanings:\n 1. "Juvenile delinquent" means:\n (a)(i) a person at least twelve and less than eighteen years of age,\nhaving committed an act that would constitute a crime if committed by an\nadult; or\n (ii) a person over sixteen and less than seventeen years of age or, a\nperson over sixteen and less than eighteen years of age commencing\nOctober first, two thousand nineteen, having committed an act that would\nconstitute a violation as defined by subdivision three of section 10.00\nof the penal law if committed by an adult, where such violation is\nalleged to have occurred in the same transaction or occurrence of the\nalleged criminal act; or\n (iii) a person over the age of seven and less than twelve years of age\nhaving committed an act that would constitute one of the following\ncrimes, if committed by an adult: (A) aggravated criminally negligent\nhomicide as defined in section 125.11 of the penal law; (B) vehicular\nmanslaughter in the second degree as defined in section 125.12 of the\npenal law; (C) vehicular manslaughter in the first degree as defined in\nsection 125.13 of the penal law; (D) aggravated vehicular homicide as\ndefined in section 125.14 of the penal law; (E) manslaughter in the\nsecond degree as defined in section 125.15 of the penal law; (F)\nmanslaughter in the first degree as defined in section 125.20 of the\npenal law; (G) aggravated manslaughter in the second degree as defined\nin section 125.21 of the penal law; (H) aggravated manslaughter in the\nfirst degree as defined in section 125.22 of the penal law; (I) murder\nin the second degree as defined in section 125.25 of the penal law; (J)\naggravated murder as defined in section 125.26 of the penal law; and (K)\nmurder in the first degree as defined in section 125.27 of the penal\nlaw; and\n (b) who is:\n (i) not criminally responsible for such conduct by reason of infancy;\nor\n (ii) the defendant in an action ordered removed from a criminal court\nto the family court pursuant to article seven hundred twenty-five of the\ncriminal procedure law.\n 2. "Respondent" means the person against whom a juvenile delinquency\npetition is filed pursuant to section 310.1. Provided, however, that any\nact of the respondent required or authorized under this article may be\nperformed by his or her attorney unless expressly provided otherwise.\n 3. "Detention" means the temporary care and maintenance of children\naway from their own homes, as defined in section five hundred two of the\nexecutive law. Detention of a person alleged to be or adjudicated as a\njuvenile delinquent shall be authorized only in a facility certified by\nthe division for youth as a detention facility pursuant to section five\nhundred three of the executive law.\n 4. "Secure detention facility" means a facility characterized by\nphysically restricting construction, hardware and procedures.\n 5. "Non-secure detention facility" means a facility characterized by\nthe absence of physically restricting construction, hardware and\nprocedures.\n 6. "Fact-finding hearing" means a hearing to determine whether the\nrespondent or respondents committed the crime or crimes alleged in the\npetition or petitions.\n 7. "Dispositional hearing" means a hearing to determine whether the\nrespondent requires supervision, treatment or confinement.\n 8. "Designated felony act" means an act which, if done by an adult,\nwould be a crime: (i) defined in sections 125.27 (murder in the first\ndegree); 125.25 (murder in the second degree); 135.25 (kidnapping in the\nfirst degree); or 150.20 (arson in the first degree) of the penal law\ncommitted by a person thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, or seventeen\nyears of age; or such conduct committed as a sexually motivated felony,\nwhere authorized pursuant to section 130.91 of the penal law; (ii)\ndefined in sections 120.10 (assault in the first degree); 125.20\n(man
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