Defendants who fail to complete the terms of deferred disposition must pay the $15 time payment fee immediately with payment of the fine.

• A. True
• B. The fee is optional
• C. The fee is paid at the next court date
• D. False

Answer: (D)

Deferred disposition lets a defendant avoid final conviction by completing certain conditions. If those conditions aren’t met, the court may proceed to finalize the case and impose the original penalties.

The $15 time payment fee is tied to choosing to pay the fine in installments, not to simply paying the fine when the terms aren’t completed. If you pay the full amount at once, that fee isn’t added. If you instead select a payment plan, the fee applies as part of that arrangement. So, stating that the fee must be paid immediately with the fine when terms aren’t completed isn’t correct.