N.Y. Education Law § 3808: Forfeiture of amount of penalty where suit is neglected

§ 3808. Forfeiture of amount of penalty where suit is neglected.

Where any penalty for the benefit of a school district, or of the

schools of any school district, town, supervisory district or county,

shall be incurred, and the officer, whose duty it is by law to sue for

the same, shall wilfully and unreasonably refuse or neglect to sue for

the same, such officer shall forfeit the amount of such penalty to the

same use, and it shall be the duty of his successor in office to sue for

the same.