2014 New York Laws
CPL - Criminal Procedure
Part 3 - SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROCEDURES
Title R - PROCEDURES FOR SECURING ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES IN CRIMINAL ACTIONS
Article 620 - (620.10 - 620.80) SECURING ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES BY MATERIAL WITNESS ORDER
620.80 - Material witness order; witness fee.

620.80  Material witness order; witness fee.
A witness held in the custody of the sheriff as a result of a material
  witness order must be paid the sum of three dollars per day for each day
  of  confinement  in such custody.   Such compensation is a county charge
  and is payable upon release of such material witness from custody or, in
  the discretion of the court, at any designated times or intervals during
  the confinement as the court may deem appropriate.