In the Interest of J.T.D.

Following a Juvenile Court adjudicatory hearing, J. T. D. was adjudicated a juvenile delinquent child for committing a delinquent act constituting the offense of criminal damage to property in the second degree1 if committed by an adult—this arising out of a fight he had with another boy on the hood and roof of a car belonging to one Jeanene Cooper. J. T. D. appeals the juvenile court’s denial of his motion to dismiss the charges, arguing the court lost jurisdiction over him when he turned 17 because he was no longer a child within the meaning of OCGA § 15-11-2 2 A and B at the time of his hearing. Held:

J. T. D. correctly argues that he no longer qualified as a child under OCGA § 15-11-2 2 A and B after his seventeenth birthday. Subsection A of the foregoing Code section defines “child” as any individual under the age of 17. Subsection B thereof defines “child” as an individual under the age of 21 who committed an act of delinquency before turning 17 while under the juvenile court’s supervision or on probation. In the Interest of D. L., 228 Ga. App. 503, 504 1 a 492 SE2d 273.