Regarding a child convicted of a fine-only offense in a municipal court, is the child required to pay the $35 reimbursement fee for the peace officer summoning the parents?

Regarding a child convicted of a fine-only offense in a municipal court, is the child required to pay the $35 reimbursement fee for the peace officer summoning the parents?

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not applicable
• D. Only if parents summoned

Answer: (A)

In juvenile cases, courts can add certain mandatory costs to the offender’s sentence, and one of those is a reimbursement fee to cover the peace officer’s time when the officer is summoned to bring the parents to court. That fee is fixed at $35 and is imposed as part of the court costs for a fine-only offense, so the child is responsible for paying it. The purpose is to offset the officer’s resource use in the process of involving the parents, regardless of whether the parents ultimately appear. So the correct reading is that the child must pay the $35 reimbursement fee for the peace officer’s summoning of the parents.

In juvenile cases, courts can add certain mandatory costs to the offender’s sentence, and one of those is a reimbursement fee to cover the peace officer’s time when the officer is summoned to bring the parents to court. That fee is fixed at $35 and is imposed as part of the court costs for a fine-only offense, so the child is responsible for paying it. The purpose is to offset the officer’s resource use in the process of involving the parents, regardless of whether the parents ultimately appear. So the correct reading is that the child must pay the $35 reimbursement fee for the peace officer’s summoning of the parents.