N.Y. Judiciary Law § 794: Proceedings if fine not collected

§ 794. Proceedings if fine not collected. Where it appears, by the

return, that a fine remains uncollected, and it does not appear that the

sheriff has the delinquent in custody, the district attorney must, if he

has good reason to believe that the sheriff might, with due diligence,

have collected the fine, or arrested and detained the delinquent,

commence an action against the sheriff, in the name of the people.

Otherwise he must direct the clerk to issue a new warrant, or to include

the fine in the schedule, annexed to the next warrant, to be issued by

him. A new warrant may, from time to time, be issued, or the fine may be

included in the schedule annexed to a subsequent warrant, until it is

collected.