In re Juvenile 2003-248

Summary

The New Hampshire Supreme Court held that when a juvenile has consented to extended jurisdiction and validly revokes that consent, the court must close the case under RSA 169-B:4, IV. The court concluded that RSA 169-B:4, V, which permits retention of jurisdiction in certain circumstances, applies only in the circumstances governed by paragraph III and does not authorize continued jurisdiction after a valid revocation under paragraph IV.

Holdings

1. When a court's extended jurisdiction rests on the juvenile's consent under RSA 169-B:4, II, closure of the case after a valid revocation of consent is controlled exclusively by RSA 169-B:4, IV. Because paragraph IV requires the court to close the case when the juvenile validly revokes consent, paragraph V does not authorize continued jurisdiction in that circumstance.

Questions Presented

1. Whether RSA 169-B:4 permits a court that obtained extended jurisdiction through a juvenile's consent under paragraph II to retain jurisdiction under paragraph V after the juvenile validly revokes consent under paragraph IV.

Disposition

reversed