In the Interest of D. v. H., a Child

McFadden, Judge.

This appeal presents an issue of first impression under Georgia’s new Juvenile Code: If the state fails to file a delinquency petition within 30 days after the filing of a complaint against a child, as required by OCGA § 15-11-521 (b) (a provision of the new Juvenile Code), does the filing of a new complaint reset the time period for filing the delinquency petition? We conclude that a new complaint that merely reasserts the same factual circumstances as the first complaint does not reset the time period. Accordingly, we affirm the juvenile court’s dismissal of the untimely…