Chautauqua County Information listed is for Jamestown office. Call Dunkirk for more information on those services. Provides intervention and services for children under sixteen years of age who are habitually engaging in conduct which, while not necessarily criminal, demonstrates that the child is incorrigible, ungovernable or habitually disobedient and beyond the lawful control of a parent or other lawful authority. This also applies to children under age sixteen who are truant habitually or who possess small amounts of marijuana. A PINS petition may be filed by a parent or guardian of a child, a school attendance officer or administrator, a police officer, a social service case worker, the Family Court or the County Attorney.
Services are confidential.
Parents would be filing for the petition. The facilities are wheelchair accessible. Ramp and street parking.