State v. M.C.

¶1 Appellant M.C. was required to pay a victim penalty assessment as a condition of the order deferring disposition of his case under RCW 13.40.127. Another statute provides that a victim penalty assessment shall be imposed when “any juvenile is adjudicated of any offense in any juvenile offense disposition under Title 13 RCW” RCW 7.68.035(l)(b). Because a deferred disposition is not a “juvenile offense disposition,” the trial court lacked authority to impose a victim penalty assessment.

¶2 The State charged M.C. with second degree theft and second degree attempted taking of a motor vehicle…