In Interest of REH

After being found delinquent, R.E.H. was committed to a secured juvenile facility. A social worker at the facility petitioned for extension of the commitment within a year after it was made, and the court, after a hearing, extended the commitment for an additional year. R.E.H. contends that the extension order is void because the state failed to show at the time of the extension hearing that he was dangerous to himself or others. Because we conclude that the state need not show dangerousness in order to obtain an extension of commitment orders and that the court did not abuse its discretion…