N.Y. Civil Rights Law § 79-b: Forfeiture of property on conviction abolished

§ 79-b. Forfeiture of property on conviction abolished. A conviction

of a person for any crime, does not work a forfeiture of any property,

real or personal, or any right or interest therein. All forfeitures to

the people of the state, in the nature of deodands, or in a case of

suicide, or where a person flees from justice, are abolished.