State Ex Rel. Juvenile Department v. S. J. P.

This is a juvenile delinquency case in which youth appeals the juvenile court’s judgment that, inter alia, requires him to pay a compensatory fine. Because the state failed to establish that the compensatory fine was for economic damages — that is, damages that could be recovered in a civil action — we vacate the compensatory fine and remand for a new disposition.

The relevant facts are as follows. The state filed a petition alleging that youth was within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court for an act that, if commi tted by an adult, would constitute assault in the fourth degree. ORS…