N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9, § 357.9
(f) Where probation refers a matter for petition, it shall prepare a petition report to the court. The petition report shall be approved and signed by a supervisor or their designee. The report shall address all of the required elements for filing, including:
(g) Pursuant to FCA section 735(h), no statement made by the potential respondent to the designated lead agency, or to any agency or organization to which the potential respondent has been referred, may be admitted into evidence at a fact-finding hearing, or, if the proceeding is transferred to a criminal court, at any time prior to a conviction. This shall apply when such statements were made to the designated lead agency or to any agency or organization: