How must the restitution fee be accounted for by the court?

• A. Deposit all $12 into the city's general revenue account.
• B. Deposit $6 into the city's general revenue account and remit $6 to the State for the Crime Victim's Compensation Fund.
• C. Deposit $4 into the city's general revenue account and $8 to the Fund.
• D. Remit all $12 to the Crime Victim's Compensation Fund.

Answer: (B)

Restitution fees are allocated by statute between local government and the Crime Victim’s Compensation Fund, so part of the money stays with the city and part supports the state fund that assists crime victims. In this case, the required split is half to the city’s general revenue and half to the State Crime Victim’s Compensation Fund. That makes sense because it both supports local government operations and funds victim compensation services. Therefore, $6 goes into the city’s general revenue account and $6 is remitted to the State for the Crime Victim’s Compensation Fund. The other options would violate the mandated distribution by sending all funds to one entity or by applying a different split.