State Ex Rel. Juvenile Department v. Chapter

In this juvenile court proceeding, the court found that the child had committed second degree theft and was a runaway. She was committed to the custody of Children’s Services Division (CSD) for placement in Rosemont and ordered to pay $788 for the cost of court-appointed counsel. She appeals both the custody and the cost portions of the award. We affirm the custody order and modify the order to delete the assessment of costs.

In her first assignment of error, the child contends that no statute empowers the court to order a child to repay court-appointed counsel costs in a juvenile proceeding.…