If a judge allows a defendant to reimburse a victim by paying in installments, the court can require the defendant to pay a $12 fee.

• A. Yes
• B. No
• C. Sometimes
• D. True

Answer: (D)

Restitution can carry additional costs to cover the administrative work of collecting and enforcing those payments. When the law authorizes an installment arrangement, a court may also impose a small processing or administration fee for each payment, such as a $12 charge. This is allowed because the court’s authority to impose fees is derived from statutes or rules; if those authorize such a fee, it can be part of the restitution package. So the statement that the court can require a $12 fee for installment payments is correct in jurisdictions that permit it. In some places or under specific circumstances the exact fee or its imposition might differ or be waived for indigent defendants, but the general principle is that an authorized fee can be added.