People v. Aaron J. (In re Aaron J.)

*1041 In this juvenile appeal, we consider the appropriate procedure for determining-in accordance with section 241.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code 1 -whether a juvenile who appears to come within the description of both section 300 and section 602 should be treated as a dependent or a ward. After Aaron J. (appellant) was declared a ward of the juvenile court pursuant to section 602, he appealed claiming a host of errors primarily focused on the juvenile court's decision to make him a ward rather than retain his status as a dependent minor. Specifically, appellant asserts that the county protocol under which his juvenile court status was assessed violates state law; that the juvenile court's status determination was prejudicially flawed in numerous respects; and that the juvenile court's later refusal to modify its dispositional order to reinstate dependency was error. Appellant also claims that the juvenile court's underlying jurisdictional finding that he *1042 committed second degree robbery is not supported by substantial evidence and that various restitution fines and administrative fees should be stricken. 2 The Attorney General concedes that a $200 restitution fine…