State v. V.H.

Summary

The court held that the State could appeal an order removing a former juvenile offender from the sex-offender registry without complying with the criminal-appeal rule because the appeal arose from a civil collateral proceeding. It also held that the governing statute permitted the offender to petition for removal either while the court retained jurisdiction or when he turned twenty-one, whichever was later, so the circuit court had jurisdiction to grant relief at age twenty-five. The court therefore affirmed the order removing V.H.’s name from the registry.