State v. J.P.

The Juvenile Court denied the State’s request for restitution for the victim’s crime-related counseling in this assault case, holding that a recent amendment to the definition of restitution in the Juvenile Justice Act of 1977 (JJA) limits restitution for counseling to sex offenses. The State argues that the disposition section of the JJA, which contains no such limitation, controls and the trial court erred in denying restitution. J.P. asserts both that the trial court’s interpretation of the JJA is correct and that, in any event, the State may not appeal juvenile restitution orders. We hold…