When a peace officer with statewide authority issues the citation and files it in municipal court, which statement is true about the arrest fee?

• A. The city may keep all of the arrest fee.
• B. The court must send $1 of the arrest fee to the State.
• C. The arrest fee is waived.
• D. The city must deposit the fee into the city budget.

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is how arrest fees are allocated between state and local governments when a citation is issued and filed in municipal court. There is a fixed portion of the arrest fee that must be sent to the State, specifically one dollar, for each arrest cited in municipal court. This requirement applies regardless of which peace officer or authority issued the citation, so the court must remit that $1 to the State. The remainder, if any, stays with the local jurisdiction to help cover processing costs. The fee isn’t waived, and the city isn’t allowed to keep the entire amount.