Section 315.3. Adjournment in contemplation of dismissal

1. Except where
  the petition alleges that the  respondent  has  committed  a  designated
  felony act, the court may at any time prior to the entering of a finding
  under  section  352.1  and with the consent of the respondent order that
  the  proceeding  be  "adjourned  in  contemplation  of  dismissal".   An
  adjournment  in  contemplation  of  dismissal  is  an adjournment of the
  proceeding, for a period not to  exceed  six  months,  with  a  view  to
  ultimate  dismissal  of  the  petition  in  furtherance of justice. Upon
  issuing such an order, providing such terms and conditions as the  court
  deems appropriate, the court must release the respondent. The court may,
  as a condition of an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal order, in
  cases  where  the  record  indicates that the consumption of alcohol may
  have been a contributing factor, require the respondent  to  attend  and
  complete  an alcohol awareness program established pursuant to paragraph
  six-a of subdivision (a) of section 19.07 of  the  mental  hygiene  law.
  Upon  ex parte motion by the presentment agency, or upon the court's own
  motion, made at the time the order is issued or at any time  during  its
  duration,  the  court  may  restore  the  matter to the calendar. If the
  proceeding is not restored, the petition is, at the  expiration  of  the
  order,  deemed  to  have  been  dismissed by the court in furtherance of
  justice.
    2. Rules of court shall define the permissible  terms  and  conditions
  which  may  be  included in an order that the proceeding be adjourned in
  contemplation of dismissal; such permissible terms  and  conditions  may
  include  supervision  by  the  probation service, a requirement that the
  respondent cooperate with a mental  health,  social  services  or  other
  appropriate  community facility or agency to which the respondent may be
  referred and a requirement that the respondent comply  with  such  other
  reasonable  conditions  as  the court shall determine to be necessary or
  appropriate to ameliorate the conduct which gave rise to the  filing  of
  the  petition  or  to  prevent placement with the commissioner of social
  services or the division for youth.
    3. An order adjourning a petition in contemplation of dismissal may be
  issued upon motion of the presentment agency, the court itself,  or  the
  respondent.    Upon  issuing such an order, the court must set forth its
  reasons therefor upon the record.