In re Timothy N.

I.

INTRODUCTION

Timothy N., a juvenile, pled guilty to one count of burglary of an inhabited dwelling, a felony, in exchange for the dismissal of five other counts and the agreement of the prosecutor that if Timothy “successfully complete[d] probation” the prosecutor would dismiss the residential burglary allegation and reduce the charge to a misdemeanor. The parties did not further define “successfully complete probation.”

Among the conditions of probation was an order that Timothy and his parents be jointly and severally liable, together with the other boys involved in the burglary scheme, for restitution to the victims for their losses. The restitution totaled more than $20,000. After two years of probation, Timothy had fulfilled all of the other conditions of probation, and he and his parents and the other boys had paid approximately $1,500 of the total restitution owed. At a hearing, the trial court acknowledged that Timothy had performed successfully on probation and converted the remaining restitution obligation to the multiple victims into civil judgments against Timothy and his parents. The court then said that it was “terminating] jurisdiction . . .…