2012 New York Consolidated Laws
CVP - Civil Practice Law & Rules
Article 80 - (8001 - 8022) FEES
8003 - Referees.

 
    §  8003.   Referees.  (a)  Generally.  A referee is entitled, for each
  day spent in the business of the reference, to fifty  dollars  unless  a
  different  compensation  is  fixed  by  the  court  or by the consent in
  writing of all parties not in default for failure to appear or plead.
    (b)  Upon sale of real property. A  referee  appointed  to  sell  real
  property  pursuant  to  a  judgment  is  entitled  to  the same fees and
  disbursements as those allowed to a sheriff. Where a referee is required
  to take security upon a sale, or to distribute, apply, or ascertain  and
  report  upon  the  distribution or application of any of the proceeds of
  the sale, he or she is also entitled to one-half of the commissions upon
  the amount secured, distributed or applied as are allowed by law  to  an
  executor   or   administrator   for  receiving  and  paying  out  money.
  Commissions in excess of fifty dollars shall not be allowed upon  a  sum
  bid  by  a  party, and applied upon that party's judgment, without being
  paid to the referee. A referee's  compensation,  including  commissions,
  upon  a  sale  pursuant  to  a judgment in any action cannot exceed five
  hundred dollars, unless the property sold for fifty thousand dollars  or
  more,   in   which   event  the  referee  may  receive  such  additional
  compensation as to the court may seem proper.
    (c) This section shall not apply to judicial hearing officers who have
  been designated referees.