A defendant convicted of passing a school bus does not have to pay $25 to the Child Safety Fund unless the offense occurs within a school-crossing zone.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Only outside school zones
• D. Only in rural areas

Answer: (B)

The key idea is that penalties to support child safety funds are tied to the conviction, not to where the offense happened. When someone is convicted of passing a stopped school bus, there is a mandatory $25 assessment to the Child Safety Fund no matter what zone the offense occurred in. The location—whether inside or outside a school-crossing zone—does not determine whether the fee must be paid. So the statement that this fee is only required if the offense occurs within a school-crossing zone is incorrect.