In the Interest of A. G.

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

The issue in this appeal is which entity, Gwinnett County (the “County”) or the state Department of Juvenile Justice (the “Department”), must pay for medical treatment for a juvenile temporarily placed by a juvenile court into the Department’s custody while the adjudication and disposition of the juvenile’s delinquency petition are pending. Under the circumstances presented in this case, the County is responsible for the costs of the medical treatment.

The undisputed facts show that A. G., a resident of Gwinnett County, was taken into custody on charges of obstruction…