2016 New York Laws
STF - State Finance
Article 6 - (State Finance) FUNDS OF THE STATE
97-WWW*4 - Consumer protection account.

*    97-www.   Consumer   protection  account.  1.  There  is  hereby
  established in the joint  custody  of  the  state  comptroller  and  the
  commissioner of taxation and finance an account within the miscellaneous
  special revenue fund to be known as the "consumer protection account."
2.  Such  account  shall  consist  of  all  penalties  received by the
  department of state pursuant to section three hundred  ninety-nine-z  of
  the  general  business  law  and  any  additional  monies  appropriated,
  credited or transferred to such account by the Legislature. Any interest
  earned by the investment of monies in such account  shall  be  added  to
  such  account, become part of such account, and be used for the purposes
  of such account.
3. Monies in the account shall be available to the department of state
  for  all  costs  and  expenditures  related   to   consumer   protection
  activities.
4. Monies in the account shall be paid out of the account on the audit
  and  warrant  of the state comptroller on vouchers certified or approved
  by the department of state or any officer or employee designated by  the
  secretary of state.
* NB There are 5  97-www's