The inquiry concerns the financial obligations associated with initiating legal action against an individual or entity through the criminal justice system. It’s a common misconception that there’s a direct monetary fee for a citizen to formally accuse someone of a crime and set the legal process in motion.
The act of reporting a crime to law enforcement and cooperating with an investigation is a civic duty. Historically, the justice system operates under the principle that the state, represented by prosecutors, bears the responsibility of pursuing criminal charges in the interest of public safety and order. Therefore, individual citizens are not directly billed for this process.