N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 71-0211: Disposition of fees and penalties

§ 71-0211. Disposition of fees and penalties.

1. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, all

fines and penalties collected pursuant to title nineteen of this

article, except amounts required to be paid into the conservation fund

pursuant to subdivision two of section 71-1929 of such title; title

twenty-one of this article; title twenty-seven of this article, except

amounts required to be paid into the hazardous waste remedial fund

pursuant to subdivision two of section 71-2725 of such title; and title

forty-one of this article shall be paid into the general fund to the

credit of the state purposes account.

2. Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, not later than the tenth

day of each month, all fines, penalties and forfeitures collected for

violations of this chapter or rules, regulations, local laws or

ordinances adopted thereunder under judgment of any town or village

court, shall be paid over by such court to the comptroller of the state,

with a statement accompanying the same, setting forth the action or

proceeding in which such moneys were collected, the name and residence

of the defendant, the nature of the offense, and the fines and penalty

imposed. The comptroller shall pay these funds into the general fund of

the state.

All fines and penalties collected for violations of this chapter by

courts operating pursuant to section thirty-nine of the judiciary law

shall be paid to the state commissioner of taxation and finance on a

monthly basis no later than ten days after the last day of each month.

All such fines and penalties shall be the property of the state.