Cities must remit one-half of all safety belt fines and fines for not securing a child in a passenger safety seat system to the State at the end of the city's fiscal year.

• A. True
• B. Only if the city opts in
• C. False
• D. It must remit all fines

Answer: (C)

Fines collected for traffic violations are not automatically shared with the state at a fixed rate. Whether any portion goes to the state depends on specific state and local laws, and there isn’t a universal rule that cities must remit exactly half of safety belt or child restraint fines. In many jurisdictions, municipalities keep the fines in the city’s treasury, with only certain portions directed to state programs under particular statutes. Because the requirement described isn’t a standard, nationwide rule, the statement is not correct.