When a defendant completes the terms of deferred disposition, what should the clerk note in the docket?

• A. The deferral period is extended.
• B. The case is transferred to another court.
• C. The complaint is dismissed.
• D. A final judgment of guilty is entered.

Answer: (C)

When deferred disposition is completed, the case reaches a resolution without a conviction. The clerk should record in the docket that the complaint is dismissed, showing that the defendant met the ordered terms and the matter is closed. This reflects that no guilty judgment was entered and the case is resolved favorably due to compliance with the conditions. The other actions don’t fit the outcome of completing deferred disposition: no extension of the deferral, no transfer to another court, and no final judgment of guilty when the terms have been satisfied.