2023 New York Laws › STF - State Finance › Article 6 - Funds of the State › 99-A - Justice Court Fund.

§  99-a. Justice court fund. 1. All moneys received by the comptroller
  pursuant to section twenty hundred twenty-one   of the  uniform  justice
  court  act,  section  twenty-seven of the town law, section 4-410 of the
  village law, section eighteen hundred  and  three  of  the  vehicle  and
  traffic  law,  section  forty-five  of  the agriculture and markets law,
  sections 71-0211, 71-0507 and 71-0521 of the environmental  conservation
  law,  section  fifty-two of the workers' compensation law, section 27.13
  of the parks, recreation and  historic  preservation  law,  section  two
  hundred  one  of  the  navigation law and pursuant to this section shall
  constitute a special fund to be held by the comptroller and to be  known
  as the justice court fund. Notwithstanding any general, special or local
  law  which  provides  for  the  direct  payment  of  fines, penalties or
  forfeitures to a state or local governmental unit, official  or  agency,
  and  except as provided in subdivision three of this section, all fines,
  penalties or forfeitures received by a town  or  village  justice  court
  shall  be  paid  first to the state comptroller pursuant to this section
  and the  other  aforementioned  sections  of  law  whereupon  the  state
  comptroller  shall  distribute  such moneys to the proper state or local
  governmental unit, official or fund pursuant to subdivision two of  this
  section.  The justice court fund shall be deposited to the credit of the
  comptroller in one or more state banks, trust companies or savings banks
  as may be designated by the comptroller at such  rate  of  interest,  if
  any, as from time to time may be agreed upon by the depositories and the
  comptroller.
2.   The  comptroller  shall  examine  the  reports  accompanying  the
  remittances and shall determine the amounts which shall be  credited  to
  or  charged  to  the  state,  any  special  fund of the state, towns and
  villages on account of fines, penalties, forfeited bail, fees or  costs,
  and shall on the last day of March, June, September and December of each
  year,  or  as  soon  as  practical thereafter, state an account with the
  general fund of the state, the special funds of  the  state,  towns  and
  villages,  and  shall  pay to the general fund of the state, the special
  funds of the state and towns and villages  any  balance  to  the  credit
  thereof and shall demand and receive from any town or village the amount
  of  any  balance  chargeable  to  such  town  or  village.  Such reports
  accompanying the remittances may be filed in paper form or by electronic
  transmission or in such other media form as the  comptroller  determines
  offers reasonably the same degree of accountability and control provided
  by the filing of a paper document.
* 3.  The  comptroller  is  hereby authorized to implement alternative
  procedures, including guidelines in conjunction therewith,  relating  to
  the remittance of fines, penalties, forfeitures and other moneys by town
  and  village  justice  courts,  and  by  the Nassau and Suffolk counties
  traffic and parking violations agencies, and  by  the  city  of  Buffalo
  traffic  violations  agency,  and  by  the  city  of  Rochester  traffic
  violations agency, to the justice court fund and for the distribution of
  such moneys by the justice court fund. Notwithstanding any  law  to  the
  contrary, the alternative procedures utilized may include:
a. electronic funds transfer;
b. remittance of funds by the justice court to the chief fiscal office
  of  the  town  or  village,  or,  in  the case of the Nassau and Suffolk
  counties  traffic  and  parking  violations  agencies,  to  the   county
  treasurer,  or, in the case of the Buffalo traffic violations agency, to
  the city of Buffalo comptroller, or in the case of the Rochester traffic
  violations agency, to the city of Rochester treasurer  for  distribution
  in accordance with instructions by the comptroller; and/or
c. monthly, rather than quarterly, distribution of funds.
The comptroller may require such reporting and record keeping as he or
  she  deems  necessary  to  ensure  the  proper distribution of moneys in
  accordance with applicable laws. A  justice  court  or  the  Nassau  and
  Suffolk  counties traffic and parking violations agencies or the city of
  Buffalo  traffic  violations  agency  or  the  city of Rochester traffic
  violations agency may utilize these procedures only  when  permitted  by
  the  comptroller,  and  such permission, once given, may subsequently be
  withdrawn by the comptroller on due notice.
* NB Effective until April 1, 2019
* 3. The comptroller is hereby  authorized  to  implement  alternative
  procedures,  including  guidelines in conjunction therewith, relating to
  the remittance of fines, penalties, forfeitures and other moneys by town
  and village justice courts, and  by  the  Nassau  and  Suffolk  counties
  traffic  and  parking  violations  agencies,  and by the city of Buffalo
  traffic  violations  agency,  and  by  the  city  of  Rochester  traffic
  violations  agency to the justice court fund and for the distribution of
  such moneys by the justice court fund. Notwithstanding any  law  to  the
  contrary, the alternative procedures utilized may include:
a. electronic funds transfer;
b. remittance of funds by the justice court to the chief fiscal office
  of  the  town  or  village,  or,  in  the case of the Nassau and Suffolk
  counties  traffic  and  parking  violations  agencies,  to  the   county
  treasurer,  or, in the case of the Buffalo traffic violations agency, to
  the city of Buffalo comptroller, or in the case of the Rochester traffic
  violations agency, to the city of Rochester treasurer, for  distribution
  in accordance with instructions by the comptroller; and/or
c. monthly, rather than quarterly, distribution of funds.
The comptroller may require such reporting and record keeping as he or
  she  deems  necessary  to  ensure  the  proper distribution of moneys in
  accordance with applicable laws. A  justice  court  or  the  Nassau  and
  Suffolk  counties traffic and parking violations agencies or the city of
  Buffalo traffic violations agency  or  the  city  of  Rochester  traffic
  violations  agency  may  utilize these procedures only when permitted by
  the comptroller, and such permission, once given,  may  subsequently  be
  withdrawn by the comptroller on due notice.
* NB Effective April 1, 2019