In re the Welfare of J.J.P.

OPINION

LARKIN, Judge.

Appellant J.J.P. challenges the denial of his petition for expungement under Minn. Stat. § 260B.198, subd. 6. Appellant contends that an order for expungement of records held by executive-branch agencies is consistent with the plain language of section 260B.198, subdivision 6. Appellant also argues that the juvenile division of the district court abused its discretion by basing its denial on separation-of-powers principles that restrict the judiciary’s inherent authority to grant an expungement and on chapter 609A, which governs the expungement of criminal records. In…