IN RE WELFARE OF J.J.P.

No. A11-1146.

831 N.W.2d 260 (2013)

In the Matter of the WELFARE OF J.J.P.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

May 22, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lori Swanson , Attorney General, Saint Paul, MN; and Michael O. Freeman , Hennepin County Attorney, Michael Richardson , Assistant Hennepin County Attorney, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant Hennepin County.

Jon Geffen , Arneson & Geffen, PLLC, Minneapolis, MN, for respondent J.J.P.

John Kingrey , Executive Director, Janelle P. Kendall , Stearns County Attorney, Dana D. Erickson , Assistant Stearns County Attorney, Saint Cloud, MN, for amicus curiae Minnesota County Attorneys Association.

Nicole M. Moen , Sarah C.S. McLaren , Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, for amici curiae Council on Crime and Justice, Legal Rights Center, Children's Law Center of Minnesota, Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Minnesota State Public Defender, National Alliance on Mental Illness of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Child Advocacy and Juvenile Justice Clinic, Volunteer Lawyers Network, and YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities.

Mark A. Haase , Minneapolis, MN, for amicus curiae Minnesota Corrections Association.

Lindsay Davis , Diana Ky , Law Offices of Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc., Saint Paul, MN; and Charles H. Thomas , Mankato, MN, for amicus curiae Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc.

Joanna Woolman , Megan Schouvieller , Saint Paul, MN, for amicus curiae William Mitchell Law Clinic.


OPINION

DIETZEN, Justice.

This case presents the question of whether Minn.Stat. § 260B.198, subd. 6 (2012), authorizes the district court to expunge juvenile delinquency records held by executive branch agencies. Respondent J.J.P., who was adjudicated delinquent of felony burglary and misdemeanor theft, obtained a district court order expunging his juvenile delinquency records held by the judicial branch. More recently, J.J.P. petitioned the district...

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