Section 340.1. Time of fact-finding hearing

1. If the respondent is in
  detention and the highest count in the petition charges  the  commission
  of  a  class  A, B, or C felony, the fact-finding hearing shall commence
  not more  than  fourteen  days  after  the  conclusion  of  the  initial
  appearance  except as provided in subdivision four. If the respondent is
  in detention and the highest count in such petition is less than a class
  C felony the fact-finding hearing shall commence no more than three days
  after the conclusion of the initial appearance  except  as  provided  in
  subdivision four.
    2.  If  the  respondent  is  not in detention the fact-finding hearing
  shall commence not more than sixty days  after  the  conclusion  of  the
  initial appearance except as provided in subdivision four.
    3.  For  the  purposes of this section, in any case where a proceeding
  has been removed to  the  family  court  pursuant  to  an  order  issued
  pursuant  to  section  725.05  of  the  criminal procedure law, the date
  specified in such order for the defendant's  appearance  in  the  family
  court shall constitute the date of the initial appearance.
    4. The court may adjourn a fact-finding hearing:
    (a)  on its own motion or on motion of the presentment agency for good
  cause shown for not more  than  three  days  if  the  respondent  is  in
  detention  and  not  more  than  thirty days if the respondent is not in
  detention; provided, however, that if there is probable cause to believe
  the respondent committed a homicide or  a  crime  which  resulted  in  a
  person  being  incapacitated from attending court, the court may adjourn
  the hearing for a reasonable length of time; or
    (b) on motion by the respondent for good cause shown for not more than
  thirty days; or
    (c) on its own motion for not more than six months if  the  proceeding
  has  been  adjourned  in  contemplation of dismissal pursuant to section
  315.3.
    5. The court shall state on the record the reason for any  adjournment
  of the fact-finding hearing.
    6.  Successive  motions to adjourn a fact-finding hearing shall not be
  granted in  the  absence  of  a  showing,  on  the  record,  of  special
  circumstances;  such circumstances shall not include calendar congestion
  or the status of the court's docket or backlog.
    7. For purposes of this section, if a  warrant  for  the  respondent's
  arrest  has been issued pursuant to section 312.2 of this article due to
  the respondent's failure to appear for a scheduled fact-finding hearing,
  computation of the time within which such hearing must take place  shall
  exclude  the  period  extending  from  the date of issuance of the bench
  warrant for respondent's arrest because of his or her failure to  appear
  to  the  date the respondent subsequently appears in court pursuant to a
  bench warrant or appears voluntarily; provided, however,  no  period  of
  time  may  be excluded hereunder unless the respondent's location cannot
  be determined by the exercise of due diligence or, if  the  respondent's
  location  is  known,  his or her presence in court cannot be obtained by
  the exercise of due diligence. In determining whether due diligence  has
  been  exercised,  the  court  shall  consider,  among other factors, the
  report presented to the court pursuant to  subdivision  two  of  section
  312.2 of this article.