In re S.S.

Citations

• 2023 Ohio 4197

Syllabus

JUVENILE – SEALING OF RECORDS – EXPUNGEMENT – RESTITUTION: The juvenile court erred in denying the juvenile's applications to seal and expunge his juvenile records by relying on unpaid juvenile restitution to conclude the applicant was not rehabilitated as an adult. [But see DISSENT: The juvenile court did not err in considering unpaid juvenile restitution to determine the applicant's rehabilitation because the plain text of the juvenile record sealing statute permits the juvenile court to consider \[a]ny other circumstances that may relate to the [applicant's] rehabilitation.\ R.C. 2151.356(C)(2)(e)(vi).]