N.Y. Highway Law § 326: Penalties, how recovered

§ 326. Penalties, how recovered. All penalties or forfeitures given in

this chapter, and not otherwise specially provided for, shall be

recovered by the town superintendent, in the name of the town in which

the offense shall be committed; and when recovered, shall be applied by

them in improving the highways and bridges in such town, except that if

the offense occurs on any highway included in the systems defined by

section three hundred forty-one of this chapter, such penalties or

forfeitures may be recovered by the commissioner of transportation and

where so recovered shall be deposited by the comptroller into the

special obligation reserve and payment account of the dedicated highway

and bridge trust fund established pursuant to section eighty-nine-b of

the state finance law.