In re the Appeal in Maricopa County Juvenile Action No. J-68740

OPINION

FROEB, Chief Judge.

The juvenile entered an admission to a charge of possession of a stolen motor vehicle before a juvenile court referee which resulted in a finding of delinquency. The matter was then scheduled for a disposition hearing before a juvenile court judge.

A.R.S. § 8-231(F) states that the findings and recommendations of a referee become the findings and order of the juvenile court “when confirmed.”

The issue presented by the juvenile in this appeal is whether the adjudication of delinquency was confirmed by the juvenile court as required by A.R.S. § 8-231(F).

The record does…