If a defendant returns to court after a denial of driver’s license renewal and is acquitted, the $30 court cost is not required.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Only if acquittal occurs within 30 days
• D. The cost is always charged

Answer: (A)

Costs in a case are tied to the outcome. If the defendant challenges a denial of driver’s license renewal and the court finds no guilt (an acquittal), there isn’t a conviction, so the $30 court cost connected to that proceeding isn’t required. The rule here is that penalties associated with a guilty finding do not apply when there is an acquittal. This isn’t dependent on a 30-day window or on always charging the cost; it’s about the absence of a conviction.