When a city police officer issues a citation and there is a conviction, the city must pay the arrest fee to the State.

• A. The city pays to the county.
• B. True.
• C. The fee is waived.
• D. False.

Answer: (D)

The concept here is that fees tied to issuing a citation and handling a conviction aren’t dictated by a single universal rule about who pays what to whom. Saying the city must pay the arrest fee to the State implies a blanket obligation, but statutes vary by jurisdiction. In many places, such fees aren’t paid by the city to the State; they may go to the county, the court, or be charged to the defendant as part of court costs. Because there isn’t a universal requirement that the city must pay this fee to the State, the statement is not correct. The exact allocation depends on local law, so the answer is that it’s not true in general.