Section 350.1. Time of dispositional hearing  


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  • 1.  If the respondent is
      detained and has not been found to have committed  a  designated  felony
      act  the  dispositional  hearing  shall  commence not more than ten days
      after the entry of an order  pursuant  to  subdivision  one  of  section
      345.1, except as provided in subdivision three.
        2.  In  all  other cases, the dispositional hearing shall commence not
      more than fifty days after entry of an order pursuant to subdivision one
      of section 345.1, except as provided in subdivision three.
        3. The court may adjourn the dispositional hearing:
        (a) on its own motion or on motion of the presentment agency for  good
      cause shown for not more than ten days; or
        (b) on motion by the respondent for good cause shown for not more than
      thirty days.
        4.  The court shall state on the record the reason for any adjournment
      of the dispositional hearing.
        5. Successive motions to adjourn a dispositional  hearing  beyond  the
      limits  enumerated in subdivision one or two shall not be granted in the
      absence of a showing, on the record, of special  circumstances;  special
      circumstances shall not include calendar congestion or the status of the
      court's docket or backlog.