A change fund should be maintained at a very high dollar value to cover all possibilities.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not specified
• D. Depends on court size

Answer: (B)

A change fund is a small cash float used to make change for daily transactions at the court clerk window. It should be large enough to handle typical daily receipts, but not so large that it becomes a security risk or hard to reconcile. Keeping a very high amount on hand unnecessarily increases the chance of loss or theft and makes accuracy checks more burdensome. The fund size is determined by what the court realistically needs for daily operations, based on volume and the kinds of payments processed, and it should be reviewed and replenished to stay within a normal, controlled range. So, the statement that it should be maintained at a very high dollar value to cover all possibilities is not correct.