Current through 2024 NY Law Chapter 443
Section 315.1 - Motion to dismiss; defective petition1. A petition or a count thereof is defective when: (a) it does not substantially conform to the requirements stated in sections 311.1 and 311.2; provided that a petition may not be dismissed as defective, but must instead be amended when the defect or irregularity is of a kind that may be cured by amendment pursuant to section 311.5, and where the presentment agency moves to so amend; or(b) the allegations demonstrate that the court does not have jurisdiction of the crime charged; or(c) the statute defining the crime charged is unconstitutional or otherwise invalid.2. An order dismissing a petition as defective may be issued upon motion of the respondent or of the court itself.3. A motion to dismiss under this section must be made within the time provided for in section 332.2.N.Y. Family Court Law § 315.1