N.Y. Uniform District Court Act § 2408-a: Disposition of fines and penalties

§ 2408-a. Disposition of fines and penalties. All fines and penalties

imposed and collected by any judge of a court of special sessions or

magistrate's court shall be paid over to the county treasurer and be

credited by him to the general county fund, except as follows:

1. Fines and penalties collected in cases arising out of the violation

of the ordinances or regulations of any town, city or village shall be

paid at least monthly into the treasury of such town, city or village.

2. Fines and penalties which by any general state law are payable to

the state of New York or to any department, commission or agency thereof

shall be paid as in such general state law provided at least monthly.

3. Fines and penalties collected for violation of the conservation law

and of laws and ordinances in relation to the use of the public highways

by motor vehicles, trailers, and motorcycles shall be disposed of as now

or hereafter required by law except as provided in subdivision four of

this section and except further that fines and penalties collected in

cases arising out of the violation of the regulations of the Long Island

state park commission the commissioner of parks and recreation relating

to traffic, shall be paid over to the county treasurer and credited to

the general fund for the use of such county.

4. Fines and penalties, which by general state laws, but for this

section, would be required to be paid to a town or any officer of a

town, shall be paid instead to the county treasurer and credited to the

general fund for the use of such county.