State Of Washington, Respondent V. Amonee Bledsoe, Appellant (Majority)

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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION ONE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. A.B., dob 04/20/2001, Appellant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. 81017-1-I UNPUBLISHED OPINION PER CURIAM — A juvenile court convicted A.B. of second degree rape and disclosing intimate images and imposed a $100 DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) collection fee as part of his sentence. A.B. challenges the imposition of the fee, citing RCW 43.43.7541, which provides that “[t]his fee shall not be imposed on juvenile offenders if the state has previously collected the juvenile offender’s DNA as a result of a prior conviction.” A.B. contends the record shows he had recently been sentenced for fourth degree assault and thus would have already been required to provide a DNA sample. The State correctly points out that the record is silent as to whether A.B.’s DNA was actually collected. See State v. Thibodeaux, 6 Wn. App. 2d 223, 230, 430 P.3d 700 (2018) (observing that defendants do not always submit to DNA collection despite being ordered to do so), review denied, 192 Wn.2d 1029 (2019). No. 81017-1-I/2 In these circumstances, we remand to the trial court to determine whether the State has previously collected a DNA sample from A.B. and, if so, to strike the DNA collection fee from his disposition. Remanded for proceedings consistent with this opinion. FOR THE COURT: 2

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