A defendant who is not entitled to take a driving safety course must pay an administrative fee equal to the amount of the fine that could have been imposed.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Depends on the judge
• D. Always required

Answer: (B)

When a driving safety course isn’t available to a defendant, the financial consequence focuses on the standard penalties set by the court: usually the fine amount plus any court costs or processing fees. The idea that an administrative fee must equal the amount of the potential fine isn’t how these fees are structured in most jurisdictions. Administrative or processing fees are separate charges, often fixed or defined by statute, and they do not automatically mirror the fine amount. So, being ineligible for the course doesn’t trigger an extra fee equal to the fine; you’d still owe the ordinary fine (and the usual court costs), not an admin fee tied to the fine.