ÿWPCU  Â<HÊm_»Çý^_©«¶¹’2!õ›}õ^*šô@Þ b F :R Œ mŽ 5¥ U:Ú ^                                                                           0D D5d B™ ™ ™ ™ AQ¶ Æ 0DÍ 0D ˜HP LaserJet 8000 DN PSØÚØÚÚØØÚ0(ÖÃ9 Z ‹6Times New Roman RegularX($¡¡{Z='3|x- ù - 0Ñ#€Xÿÿd#ÑÑ € ÑÿU‹ÿÀÀÀ +Ý ƒb¯"ÝÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ€X¥þXXXÔÔ€•.XX¥þÔÓ  Óò òÔ Ad ÔFILEDÔ€X¥þX•.ÔÐ  ÐÌOctober€12,€1999ÌÌCecil€Ô_ÔCrowsonÔ_Ô,€Jr.ÌAppellate€Court€ClerkÔdAxÔó ó,c½¬AZ‹"Arial RegularMxL'L (3¯$££Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý\\\\)ÿÿ!dxdx dabZc[Cþÿ<<CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3¯$¢¢Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó óÝ ƒ!ÝÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÑTR[° AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÑ€ ¦3ÑÑ  ÑÓ  Óò òÑ8€Ö XXdìdÈ8ÑÔ_Ôà@ ìàIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEó óˆÐ ° Ðò òà@úú$ìàAT€NASHVILLEˆÐ œì Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ð ˆØ ÐÌóóßx€`[B2.jzò`  `€€@ÿEº|` 8ttxPò`ð  xßÌSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à  àà h àà À à)Ð L œ Ðó óà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àò ò)ó óÐ 8 ˆ Ðà  àPlaintiff/Appellee,€à  àà h à€€€€ò ò€€à À à)ó óà  àWilliamson€Juvenile€No.€23342Ð $ t Ðò òà  àó ó€€€€€€€€€à ` àà ¸ àò ò€€à  àà h àà À à)ó óà  àà p àÐ  d Ðò òv.à  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à  à€Ð  T  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à  àó óAppeal€No.€01A01„9810„JV„00556ò òÐ ð @  ÐCARA€MILLS€SCHMITZ,€€€à h àà À à)€Ð à0  Ðà  àó ó€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€à  àà h àà À àò ò)ó óÐ Ì  Ðà  àDefendant/Appellant.à  àà h àò òà À à)Ð ¼  ÐÌÌÌà@„„ìàó óAPPEAL€FROM€JUVENILE€COURT€OF€WILLIAMSON€COUNTY€€€€€ˆÐ pÀ Ðà@÷÷ìàAT€FRANKLIN,€TENNESSEEˆÌÌÌà@Õ Õ ìàTHE€HONORABLE€ALFRED€NATIONS,€JUDGEˆÌÌòòÌÌFor€the€Plaintiff/Appelleeóó:òòà  àà h àà À àFor€the€Defendant/Appellantóó:à  àà x àòòÐ Ð  ÐÌóóPaul€G.€Summers€€€€€€€à  àà h àà À àJohn€T.€Conners,€IIIÐ ¨ø ÐKim€R.€Helper€€€€€€€€€€à ¸ àà  àà h à€€€€€€€€€€€€Franklin,€TennesseeÐ ”ä ÐNashville,€Tennessee€ÌÌÌÌò òÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àVACATED€AND€DISMISSEDÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àó óHOLLY€KIRBY€LILLARD,€J.Ð à&0"% Ðà  àÌÌÌCONCURS:ÌòòÌóóW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,€P.J.,€W.S.Ð h,¸'+ ÐÌALAN€E.€HIGHERS,€J.€€€ÌÌÓÓÐ  0h+/ ÐÑ ¦3Ñâ  âÑ8€Ö XXdìXXdì8ÑÑ€ Ñâ  âÑ  ÑØØÑ  ÑÌà@66'ìàò òOPINIONó óˆÐ ˆØ ÐÌà  àThis€is€a€juvenile€delinquency€action.€€The€defendantððs€probation€officer€sought€an€order€ofÐ 8 ˆ Ðcontempt€for€the€defendantððs€failure€to€pay€restitution€and€clerkððs€fees.€€The€defendant€turnedÐ  ` Ðnineteen€years€old€before€the€petition€was€filed.€€The€juvenile€court€found€the€defendant€in€contempt.€Ð è 8  ÐWe€find€that€the€juvenile€court€lacked€jurisdiction€over€the€defendant€and€vacate€the€contempt€order.Ð À  Ðà  àDefendant/Appellant€Cara€Mills€Schmitz€(ð ðSchmitzðð)€was€born€on€June€6,€1979.€€On€MayÐ ˜è  Ð4,€1997,€when€Schmitz€was€seventeen€years€old,€Schmitz€committed€acts€which€lead€to€her€arrestÐ pÀ Ðfor€reckless€driving,€vehicular€assault€and€underage€drinking.€€On€February€20,€1998,€Schmitz€wasÐ H˜ Ðfound€delinquent€in€the€Williamson€County€Juvenile€Court.€€After€a€hearing€on€the€merits,€theÐ  p Ðjuvenile€court€committed€Schmitz€to€the€Department€of€Childrenððs€Services€and€ordered€her€to€payÐ øH Ðrestitution€to€the€two€victims€in€the€case,€Travis€Thurber€(ð ðThurberðð)€and€Michael€Fortier€(ð ðFortierðð).€Ð Ð  ÐThe€juvenile€courtððs€order,€dated€March€5,€1998,€stated€that:Ð ¨ø ÐÒ` °ÒÒ` °ÒÓÓ...[Schmitz]€shall€pay€restitution€for€the€ð ðout€of€pocketðð€medicalÐ €Ð Ðexpenses€of€the€victims€.€.€.€as€of€February€19,€1998.€€The€victimsÐ l¼ Ðshall€submit€the€total€for€their€ð ðout€of€pocketðð€medical€expenses€to€theÐ X ¨ ÐCourt€within€thirty€days.€€If€there€is€no€dispute€as€to€the€amountsÐ D!” Ðsubmitted€[Schmitz]€shall€pay€the€total€amounts€in€full€to€theÐ 0"€  ÐWilliamson€County€Juvenile€Court€Clerk€prior€to€June€6,€1998€.€.€.€.Ð #l! ÐIf€there€is€a€dispute€as€to€restitution,€there€will€be€a€hearing€on€thisÐ $X" Ðmatter€.€.€.€.Ð ô$D # ÐÒ°` eÒÒ°` sÒÌÓÓThe€order€concluded€by€stating€that€ð ð[t]his€court€shall€retain€jurisdiction€over€[Schmitz]€until€herÐ Ì&"% Ð19th€birthday.ððÐ ¤(ô#' Ðà  àPrior€to€the€juvenile€courtððs€order,€Thurber€informed€the€juvenile€court€that€he€had€not€yetÐ |*Ì%) Ðtotaled€his€medical€expenses.€€On€March€27,€1998,€Thurber€filed€an€affidavit€with€the€juvenile€courtÐ T,¤'+ Ðclaiming€medical€expenses€in€the€amount€of€$8,842.12.€€The€record€does€not€include€an€affidavit€byÐ ,.|)- ÐFortier€listing€his€medical€expenses,€but€instead€includes€several€statements€detailing€FortierððsÐ 0T+/ Ðexpenses€incurred€on€May€4,€1997.€€These€statements€are€dated€March€16,€1998,€and€March€17,Ð Ü1,-1 Ð1998.Ð ´3/3 Ðà  àSchmitz€appealed€the€juvenile€courtððs€order€to€the€Williamson€County€Circuit€Court.€€OnÐ Œ5Ü05 Ðappeal,€the€circuit€court€accepted€a€plea€bargain€requiring€Schmitz€to€enter€a€ð ðBest€Interest€plea„NoÐ d7´27 Ðâ âcontestðð€to€the€vehicular€assault€charge€in€exchange€for€a€sentence€of€time€served€and€a€commitmentÐ <9Œ49 Ðto€the€Department€of€Childrenððs€Services,€which€was€stayed.€€The€circuit€court€ordered€Schmitz€toÐ ° Ðpay€costs€and€also€reinstated€the€juvenile€courtððs€restitution€order.€€Ð ˆØ Ðâ âà  àSchmitzððs€probation€officer,€Charles€Ray€Smith,€filed€a€petition€for€contempt€on€July€31,Ð `° Ð1998,€alleging€that€Schmitz€had€failed€to€pay€restitution€of€$8,842.12€and€clerkððs€fees€of€$442.12.€Ð 8 ˆ ÐSchmitz€made€a€special€appearance€at€the€contempt€hearing€to€contest€the€juvenile€courtððsÐ  ` Ðjurisdiction€to€consider€the€petition.€€After€the€hearing,€a€juvenile€court€referee€found€that€theÐ è 8  Ðjuvenile€court€had€jurisdiction€over€Schmitz€and€found€Schmitz€in€contempt€of€court.€€The€refereeÐ À  Ðordered€Schmitz€to€serve€six€months€in€the€Williamson€County€Jail€or€to€remain€in€jail€until€theÐ ˜è  Ðrestitution€and€fees€were€paid.€€The€juvenile€court€subsequently€confirmed€the€refereeððs€order.€Ð pÀ Ðà  àSchmitz€appealed€the€juvenile€courtððs€ruling€to€the€circuit€court,€but€the€juvenile€court€insteadÐ H˜ Ðgranted€a€rehearing€of€Schmitzððs€motion€contesting€jurisdiction.€€Upon€rehearing,€the€juvenile€courtÐ  p Ðruled,€once€again,€that€the€juvenile€court€had€jurisdiction€to€consider€the€contempt€petition.€€TheÐ øH Ðjuvenile€court€held€Schmitz€in€contempt€and€ordered€her€to€serve€ten€days€in€the€Williamson€CountyÐ Ð  ÐWorkhouse€and€to€pay€a€fifty„dollar€fine.€€The€juvenile€court€further€ordered€Schmitz€to€pay€to€theÐ ¨ø Ðjuvenile€court€$9,284.22,€an€amount€reflecting€the€sum€of€the€restitution€and€the€clerkððs€fees,€on€aÐ €Ð Ðspecified€schedule.€€The€payment€schedule€required€installment€payments€of€$200€per€month,Ð X ¨ Ðbeginning€November€30,€1998,€until€the€entire€amount€was€paid€in€full.€€From€this€order,€SchmitzÐ 0"€  Ðnow€appeals.Ð $X" Ðà  àOn€appeal,€Schmitz€argues€that€the€juvenile€court€erred€in€finding€that€it€had€jurisdiction€toÐ à%0!$ Ðconsider€the€contempt€petition,€since€Schmitz€had€already€reached€the€age€of€nineteen€when€theÐ ¸'#& Ðcontempt€petition€was€filed.€€In€the€alternative,€Schmitz€argues€that€she€had€complied€with€the€orderÐ )à$( Ðof€restitution€and€that€the€order€was€incomplete.€€The€State€concedes€on€appeal€that€the€juvenile€courtÐ h+¸&* Ðlacked€jurisdiction€over€Schmitz€at€the€time€the€contempt€order€was€entered.Ð @-(, Ðà  àWe€review€this€case€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€upon€the€record€with€a€presumption€of€correctness€of€theÐ /h*. Ðfindings€of€fact€by€the€juvenile€court.€€òòò òSeeó óóó€Tenn.R.App.P.€13(d).Ð ð0@,0 Ðà  àSchmitz€argues€first€that€the€juvenile€court€lacked€jurisdiction€to€consider€the€contemptÐ È2.2 Ðpetition.€€The€juvenile€court€has€exclusive€original€jurisdiction€over€proceedings€in€which€a€child€is€Ð   4ð/4 Ðalleged€to€be€delinquent,€unruly,€or€dependent€and€neglected.€€òòò òSeeó óóó€Tenn.CodeAnn.€ðð€37„1„103(a)Ð ° Ð(Supp.€1998).€€The€statute€provides€that:Ð ˆØ Ðà8  àÓÓ[w]hen€jurisdiction€has€been€acquired€under€the€provisions€of€this€part,€suchÐ `° Ðjurisdiction€shall€continue€until€a€person€reaches€the€age€of€eighteen€(18),€except€thatÐ L œ Ðthe€court€may€extend€jurisdiction€for€the€limited€purposes€set€out€in€ðð€37„1„Ð 8 ˆ Ð102(b)(4)(B)€until€the€person€reaches€the€age€of€nineteen€(19).Ð$ tÐ Ð  ÐÌÓð'Óòòò òSeeó óóó€Tenn.CodeAnn.€ðð€37„1„103(c).Ð ü L  Ðà  àTennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€37„1„131(b)(2)(A)€addresses€a€juvenileððs€failure€to€pay€court„Ð Ô$  Ðordered€restitution€by€the€time€the€juvenile€court€loses€jurisdiction.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€37„1„Ð ¬ü  Ð131(b)(2)(A)(Supp.€1998).€€òòóóThe€recipient€of€the€restitution€may€convert€the€unpaid€balance€into€aÐ „Ô  Ðcivil€judgment,€with€the€same€payment€schedule€ordered€by€the€juvenile€court.€€ò òòòId.ó óóó€€Ð \¬ Ðà  àAs€the€State€concedes,€we€conclude€that€the€juvenile€court€did€not€have€jurisdiction€toÐ 4„ Ðconsider€the€contempt€petition€filed€against€Schmitz.€€Schmitz€turned€nineteen€years€old€on€June€6,Ð  \ Ð1998,€and€the€juvenile€courtððs€jurisdiction€over€Schmitz€ended€on€that€date.€€The€contempt€petitionÐ ä4 Ðwas€filed€on€July€31,€1998.€€The€victims€may€seek€to€have€the€juvenile€courtððs€order€converted€to€aÐ ¼  Ðcivil€judgment€pursuant€to€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€37„1„131(b)(2)(A).€€This€holding€pretermitsÐ ”ä Ðthe€other€issues€raised€by€Schmitz€on€appeal.Ð l¼ Ðà  àThe€contempt€order€of€the€juvenile€court€is€vacated€and€dismissed.€€Costs€are€taxed€againstÐ D!” Ðthe€Appellee,€for€which€execution€may€issue€if€necessary.Ð #l! ÐÌÓÓà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ð Ì&"% Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àò òóóHOLLY€KIRBY€LILLARD,€J.Ð ¸'#& Ðó óà  àò òÌCONCUR:Ð )à$( ÐÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ð T,¤'+ ÐóóW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,€P.€J.,€W.S.Ð @-(, ÐÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÐ 0T+/ ÐALAN€E.€HIGHERS,€J.ó óÐ ð0@,0 Ð