Do adults placed on deferred entry of judgment qualify for DNA collection?
No. The pleas or admissions that are entered as part of deferred entry of judgment (“DEJ”) agreements do not trigger DNA collection requirements for juveniles or adults. Those pleas are provisional in nature, and will be dismissed if the conditions of the DEJ term are satisfied. Therefore, the pleas (or admissions) are not “convictions” for purposes of DNA collection. Of course, if the offender fails to satisfy the conditions of the DEJ term, the plea will become a conviction of record and DNA collection can occur at that point.
