J.B. v. State of Indiana

MAY, Judge.

[1] The trial court ordered J.B., a juvenile, to pay restitution in two cases. It reduced the restitution orders to civil judgments and added civil judgment fees. J.B. appealed the civil judgment order and corresponding fees. The State concedes there was error and remand is appropriate. During the pendency of this appeal, the trial court rescinded the challenged order, making moot the issue J.B. raised on appeal. 1 Because the issue is likely to recur and is of public importance, we address whether the trial court had authority to impose a civil judgment as part of a restitution…