2016 New York Laws
STF - State Finance
Article 6 - (State Finance) 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,  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, 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 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.