N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules § 8003: Referees

§ 8003. Referees. (a) Generally. A referee is entitled, for each day

spent in the business of the reference, to three hundred fifty dollars

unless a different compensation is fixed by the court or by the consent

in writing of all parties not in default for failure to appear or plead.

(b) Upon sale of real property. A referee appointed to sell real

property pursuant to a judgment is entitled to the same fees and

disbursements as those allowed to a sheriff. Where a referee is required

to take security upon a sale, or to distribute, apply, or ascertain and

report upon the distribution or application of any of the proceeds of

the sale, he or she is also entitled to one-half of the commissions upon

the amount secured, distributed or applied as are allowed by law to an

executor or administrator for receiving and paying out money.

Commissions in excess of fifty dollars shall not be allowed upon a sum

bid by a party, and applied upon that party's judgment, without being

paid to the referee. A referee's compensation, including commissions,

upon a sale pursuant to a judgment in any action cannot exceed seven

hundred fifty dollars, unless the property sold for fifty thousand

dollars or more, in which event the referee may receive such additional

compensation as to the court may seem proper.

(c) This section shall not apply to judicial hearing officers who have

been designated referees.