N.Y. General Municipal Law § 99-l: Fees in criminal actions and other proceedings

§ 99-l. Fees in criminal actions and other proceedings. 1. Towns and

villages, for their own respective benefits shall be entitled to receive

for the services of the town court and the village court in criminal

actions and other proceedings:

(a) For all services in each case of a misdemeanor or other offenses,

including misdemeanors and moving violations under the vehicle and

traffic law, instituted in and triable in such a court, wherein a fine,

if imposed, would be the property of the state, fifteen dollars.

(b) For all services in each criminal proceeding instituted before and

triable by such a court, wherein a fine, if imposed, would be the

property of the state, fifteen dollars.

(c) For all services in any case in which the court acts upon a felony

complaint, to be paid by the county, ten dollars.

(d) For all services in any case in which the defendant is held for

appearance before another court, no fee.

(e) For endorsing a warrant from another county, no fee.

(f) For furnishing copies of papers in any proceeding, at the rate of

twenty-five cents per folio of one hundred words.

(g) For return to any appeal to be paid by the county, ten dollars.

(h) For examination of any information and depositions and issuing a

search warrant, including any disposition upon the return thereof,

fifteen dollars.

(i) For issuing a license suspension or revocation order pursuant to

paragraph (d) of subdivision two of section eleven hundred ninety-three

of the vehicle and traffic law, providing the license suspension or

revocation order is forwarded to the commissioner along with the

certificates required in sections five hundred thirteen and five hundred

fourteen of the vehicle and traffic law within ninety-six hours, or for

suspending a license pursuant to clause a of subparagraph one of

paragraph (e) of subdivision two of section eleven hundred ninety-three

of such law, providing the license and the certificate of magistrate

required in section five hundred thirteen of such law are forwarded to

the commissioner within ninety-six hours, fifteen dollars.

* 2. The county of Nassau shall be entitled to receive the amounts set

forth in subdivision one of this section for the services of the Nassau

county traffic and parking violations agency and for all services in

each case of a parking violation, instituted and triable in such agency,

wherein a fine is imposed, a surcharge of ten dollars.

* NB Effective until December 31, 2027

* 2. The county of Nassau shall be entitled to receive the amounts set

forth in subdivision one of this section for the services of Nassau

county traffic and parking violations agency.

* NB Effective December 31, 2027

3. The county of Suffolk shall be entitled to receive the amounts set

forth in subdivision one of this section for the services of the Suffolk

county traffic and parking violations agency.