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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
All fines and penalties imposed and collected by any judge of the court sitting as a court of special sessions or as a magistrate's court shall be paid over to the county treasurer and be credited by him to the first judicial district, except as follows:
1. Fines and penalties collected in cases arising out of the violation of the ordinances or regulations of any town or village shall be paid at least monthly into the treasury of such town or village.
2. Fines and penalties which by any general state law are payable to the state of New York or to any department, commission or agency thereof shall be paid as in such general state law provided at least monthly.
3. Fines and penalties collected for violation of the conservation law and of laws and ordinances in relation to the use of the public highways by motor vehicles, trailers and motorcycles shall be disposed of as now or hereafter required by law except as provided in subdivision four of this section and except further that fines and penalties collected in cases arising out of the violation of the regulations of the Long Island state park commission and the state commissioner of parks and recreation relating to traffic, shall be paid over to the county treasurer and credited to the first judicial district.
4. Fines and penalties, which by general state laws, but for this section, would be required to be paid to a town or any officer of a town, shall be paid instead to the county treasurer and credited to the first judicial district.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Uniform District Court Act - UDC § 2503. Disposition of fines and penalties - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/uniform-district-court-act/udc-sect-2503/
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