UJCA 2021 · Article 20. Criminal Jurisdiction and Procedure
Payment of fines, disposition thereof and related matters
Text — Law content up to date as of December 20, 2024, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
* § 2021. Payment of fines, disposition thereof and related matters.
1. A fine imposed and paid before commitment, must be received by the court, and unless otherwise provided by law, shall be the property of the town in which the offense was committed if the fine was imposed by a town court. If, however, the fine was imposed by a village court for an offense committed in a village, then, unless otherwise provided by law, the fine shall be the property of the village in which the offense was committed. All such fines shall be paid to the state comptroller by the court on or before the tenth day of the month next succeeding their collection. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subdivision, all fines imposed for the violation of a village local law, ordinance or regulation, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be the property of such village, whether or not the village has established the office of village justice.
2. If the defendant is committed in default of the payment of a fine, he may pay it, and any surcharge and/or crime victim assistance fee, to the sheriff or superintendent or municipal official of the facility to whom the defendant was committed who shall, within thirty days after the receipt thereof, unless otherwise provided by law, pay the same to the justice of the court that rendered the conviction.
* NB There are 2 § 2021's
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- Law content up to date as of December 20, 2024, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
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- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/UJC2021
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- The Senate's note "There are 2 § 2021's": the Legislature enacted more than one unit under that number; each is printed.
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