{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-practice-law-rules-7201","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Civil Practice Law \u0026 Rules § 7201","heading":"Action by state","body":"§ 7201. Action by state. (a) Statutory penalty or forfeiture.  Where\nproperty has been forfeited or a penalty incurred to the state or to an\nofficer, for its use, pursuant to statute, the attorney-general, or the\ndistrict attorney of the county in which the action is triable, if such\nan action has not already been brought by the attorney-general, shall\ncommence an action to recover the property or penalty. A recovery in\nsuch an action bars the recovery in any other action brought for the\nsame cause.\n  (b) Forfeiture on conviction for treason. Where personal property is\nforfeited to the state upon a conviction of outlawry for treason, the\nattorney-general shall commence an action to recover the property or its\nvalue.\n  (c) Forfeiture of recognizance. Where the condition of a recognizance\nis broken, the recognizance is wholly forfeited by an order of the court\ndirecting its prosecution.  Where a recognizance to the state is\nforfeited, it is not necessary to allege or prove any damages.","path":["Civil Practice Law \u0026 Rules","Article 72. Recovery of Penalty or Forfeiture"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CVP/7201","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"8b8a203465666d1513431328a3fca3b0e376b4b16cc8dac67dc8157ccd3efae7","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-practice-law-rules-7112","next":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-practice-law-rules-7202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}