ยง 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, and by the city of Rochester 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, or in the case of the Rochester traffic
violations agency, to the city of Rochester treasurer 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 or the city of Rochester 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.
* NB Effective until April 1, 2019
* 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, and by the city of Rochester 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, or in the case of the Rochester traffic
violations agency, to the city of Rochester treasurer, 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 or the city of Rochester 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.
* NB Effective April 1, 2019
Structure New York Laws
Article 6 - Funds of the State
71 - Abolition, Maintenance and Establishment of Funds.
71-A - Funds Established by Law.
71-B - Expenditure of Check-Off Monies.
73 - Federal Interest Subsidy Payments.
74 - Transportation Infrastructure Renewal Fund.
75 - Establishment of Accounts.
76 - Rail Preservation and Development Fund.
77 - Accelerated Capacity and Transportation Improvements Fund.
78 - New York State College Choice Tuition Savings Program Trust Fund.
78-A - New York Higher Education Loan Program Variable Rate Default Reserve Fund.
78-B - New York Higher Education Loan Program Fixed Rate Default Reserve Fund.
79 - World Trade Center Memorial Foundation Fund.
80 - Real Estate Finance Bureau Fund.
80-A - Anti-Discrimination in Housing Fund.
81 - Veterans' Home Assistance Fund.
82 - Gifts to Food Banks Fund.
83-A - Habitat Conservation and Access Account.
84 - The United States Olympic Committee/lake Placid Olympic Training Center Fund.
84-A - Olympic Games Guaranty Fund.
88 - New York State Infrastructure Trust Fund.
88-A - Mass Transportation Operating Assistance Fund.
88-B - Suburban Transportation Fund.
88-D - Airport Improvement and Revitalization Fund.
89-B - Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund.
89-C - Dedicated Mass Transportation Trust Fund.
89-D - Motor Vehicle Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Fund.
89-E - Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Fund.
89-F - Workers' Compensation Security Fund Payment Account.
89-G - Accident Prevention Course Internet, and Other Technology Pilot Program Fund.
89-H - Medical Cannabis Trust Fund.
92-H - Sales Tax Revenue Bond Tax Fund.
92-I - Stock Transfer Incentive Fund.
92-N - Snowmobile Trail Development and Maintenance Fund.
92-P - Voting Machine and System Examination Fund.
92-Q - Housing Assistance Fund.
92-Q*2 - The Institute for the Hudson River Collection Fund.
92-R - Local Government Assistance Tax Fund.
92-S - Environmental Protection Fund.
92-T - New York State Campaign Finance Fund.
92-U - New York State Canal System Development Fund.
92-V - Linked Deposit Program Fund.
92-W - Missing and Exploited Children Clearinghouse Fund.
92-X - Tobacco Settlement Fund.
92-AA - Special School Purpose School Aid.
92-BB - Waste Management and Cleanup Fund.
92-CC - Rainy Day Reserve Fund.
92-DD - Health Care Reform Act (Hcra) Resources Fund.
92-EE - New York State Higher Education Endowment.
92-FF - Metropolitan Transportation Authority Financial Assistance Fund.
92-GG - Charitable Gifts Trust Fund.
92-GG*2 - Subway Assistance Fund.
92-HH - Health Care Transformation Fund.
92-II - Metropolitan Transportation Authority Capital Assistance Fund.
92-JJ - Metropolitan Transportation Authority Paratransit Assistance Fund.
93-A - New York State Storm Recovery Capital Fund.
93-B - Dedicated Infrastructure Investment Fund.
94 - Court Facilities Incentive Aid Fund.
94-A - New York City County Clerks' Operations Offset Fund.
94-B - Judiciary Data Processing Offset Fund.
95-A - New York State Innovation in Breast Cancer Early Detection and Research Awards Program Fund.
95-B - The New York State "Drive Out Diabetes Research and Education Fund".
95-C - The Marine and Coastal District of New York Conservation, Education, and Research Fund.
95-D - The New York State "Multiple Sclerosis Research Fund".
95-D*2 - "Life Pass It on Trust Fund".
95-E - New York State Prostate and Testicular Cancer Research and Education Fund.
95-E*2 - New York State Autism Awareness and Research Fund.
95-F - The New York State Water Rescue Team Awareness and Research Fund.
95-F*2 - The Eighth Air Force Historical Society Fund.
95-G - Department of Motor Vehicles Distinctive Plate Development Fund.
95-H - Mental Illness Anti-Stigma Fund.
95-I - New York State Als Research and Education Fund.
95-J - The New York State Two Hundred Fiftieth Commemoration Commission Fund.
89-I - Military Family Relief Fund.
89-J - The School Bus Motorist Education Fund.
89-J*2 - Substance Use Disorder Education and Recovery Fund.
90 - New York State Department of Transportation Highway Safety Program Fund.
90-A - New York State Passenger Facility Charge Fund.
91-A - Revenue Arrearage Account.
91-B - Boating Noise Level Enforcement Fund.
91-C - Special Offset Fiduciary Account.
91-D - Recruitment Incentive and Retention Account
91-F - Adult Home Quality Enhancement Fund.
91-G - Senior Wellness in Nutrition Fund.
92 - Tax Stabilization Reserve Fund.
92-B - Stock Transfer Tax Fund.
92-D - Municipal Assistance Tax Fund.
92-E - Municipal Assistance State Aid Fund.
92-F - Special Sales and Compensating Use Tax Fund for the City of Yonkers.
92-G - Motorcycle Safety Fund.
95-K - Transgender and Non-Binary (Tgnb) Wellness and Equity Program Fund.
95-K*2 - Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Education, Research and Prevention Fund.
96 - The World Trade Center Memorial Scholarship Fund.
97 - Housing Debt Fund, and Urban Renewal Debt Fund.
97-A - Environmental Quality Protection Fund.
97-B - Hazardous Waste Remedial Fund.
97-C - Training and Education Program on Occupational Safety and Health Fund.
97-D - Environmental Quality Bond Act Fund.
97-E - Forest Preserve Expansion Fund.
97-F - Mental Health Services Fund.
97-G - Centralized Services Fund.
97-H - Lake George Park Trust Fund.
97-I - New York State Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund.
97-J - Firearm Violence Research Fund.
97-K - Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Fund.
97-L - Sewage Treatment Program Management and Administration Fund.
97-P - Community College Tuition and Instructional Income Fund.
97-Q - New York State Emergency Medical Services Training Account.
97-R - State Cemetery Vandalism Restoration, Monument Repair or Removal and Administration Fund.
97-S - Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza Performing Arts Center Corporation Fund.
97-T - Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection of the State of New York.
97-V - The New York Interest on Lawyer Account (Iola) Fund.
97-V*2 - New York State Musical Instrument Revolving Fund.
97-W - Chemical Dependence Service Fund.
97-Y - Business and Licensing Services Account.
97-Z - Arts Capital Grants Fund.
97-AA - The New York State "Discover Queens Fund".
97-BB - Criminal Justice Improvement Account.
97-CC - Municipal Gun Buypack Program Fund.
97-DD - Eminent Domain Account.
97-EE - New York Great Lakes Protection Fund.
97-FF - Empire State Entertainment Diversity Job Training Development Fund.
97-GG - Division for Youth Facilities Improvement Fund.
97-HH - Tuition Reimbursement Fund.
97-JJ - Industrial and Utility Service Account.
97-JJ*2 - Not-for-Profit Short-Term Revolving Loan Fund.
97-KK - Local Services Account.
97-LL - Improvement of Real Property Tax Administration Account.
97-MM - State Park Infrastructure Fund.
97-MM*2 - State Police Motor Vehicle Law Enforcement Account.
97-NN - Pet Cemetery and Pet Crematorium Inspection and Licensing Fund.
97-NN*2 - World University Games Fund.
97-NN*3 - "I Love Ny Waterways" Fund.
97-OO - Biodiversity Stewardship and Research Fund.
97-PP - New York State Emergency Services Revolving Loan Account.
97-QQ - Statewide Public Safety Communications Account.
97-RR - Pet Dealer Licensing Fund.
97-UU - Legislative Computer Services Fund.
97-VV - Senate Recyclable Materials, Information Services and Conference Fund.
97-WW - Assembly Recyclable Materials, Information Services and Conference Fund.
97-XX - Animal Population Control Fund.
97-YY - Breast Cancer Research and Education Fund.
97-ZZ - Federal Revenue Maximization Contract Fund.
97-AAA - Clean Water/clean Air Bond Fund.
97-BBB - Clean Water/clean Air Fund.
97-DDD - Federal Single Audit Chargeback Account.
97-DDD*2 - Drinking Water Program Management and Administration Fund.
97-DDD*3 - Education Archives Account.
97-EEE - Clean Water/clean Air Implemenation Fund.
97-EEE*2 - Education Library Account.
97-FFF - Summer School of the Arts Account.
97-GGG - Teacher Certification Program Account.
97-HHH - High School Equivalency Account.
97-III - Indirect Cost Recovery Account.
97-JJJ - Rome School for the Deaf Account.
97-KKK - Batavia School for the Blind Account.
97-LLL - Vocational Rehabilitation Fund.
97-MMM - Archives Records Management Account.
97-NNN - Office of the Professions Account.
97-OOO - Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Asset Forfeiture Account.
97-PPP - Education Museum Account.
97-QQQ - Automation and Printing Chargeback Account.
97-RRR - School Tax Relief Fund.
97-RRR*2 - Debt Reduction Reserve Fund.
97-SSS - Charter Schools Stimulus Fund.
97-TTT - Federal Revenue Maximization Contract Fund.
97-UUU - Tax Revenue Arrearage Account.
97-UUU*2 - Transportation Infrastructure Bond Fund.
97-VVV - Universal Prekindergarten Reserve Fund.
97-WWW - Cuba Lake Management Fund.
97-WWW*2 - Quality Child Care and Protection Fund.
97-WWW*3 - Underground Facilities Safety Training Account.
97-WWW*4 - Consumer Protection Account.
97-XXX - Additional Mass Transportation Assistance Fund.
97-XXX*2 - Agriculture in the Classroom Fund.
97-YYY - Children and Family Services Quality Enhancement Fund.
97-YYY*2 - Domestic Violence Awareness Fund.
97-ZZZ - Cultural Education Account.
97-CCCC - Interest Assessment Surcharge Fund.
97-CCCC*2 - Vital Records Management Account.
97-CCCC*3 - Tobacco Revenue Guarantee Fund.
97-CCCC*4 - Erie Canal Museum Fund.
97-DDDD - Community Mental Health Support and Workforce Reinvestment Account.
97-EEEE - Rebuild and Renew New York Transportation Bond Fund.
97-EEEE*2 - Cultural Resource Survey Account.
97-EEEE*3 - Federal-State Health Reform Partnership Program Account.
97-GGGG - Medicaid Training Contract Account.
97-HHHH - The Student Lending Education Account.
97-IIII - Patient Safety Center Account.
97-JJJJ - Education Assessment Account.
97-LLLL - Interstate Reciprocity for Post-Secondary Distance Education Account.
97-LLLL*2 - Women's Cancers Education and Prevention Fund.
97-MMMM - Veterans Remembrance and Cemetery Maintenance and Operation Fund.
97-NNNN - Commercial Gaming Revenue Fund.
97-OOOO - Basic Health Program Trust Fund.
97-OOOO*2 - Smart Schools Bond Fund.
97-PPPP - Lupus Research and Education Fund.
97-PPPP*2 - Sickle Cell Disease Research and Education Fund.
97-QQQQ - Cystic Fibrosis Research and Education Fund.
97-RRRR - Lupus Education and Prevention Fund.
97-SSSS - Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma Research, Education and Treatment Fund.
97-SSSS*2 - Elevator and Related Conveyances Safety Program Account.
97-TTTT - Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Bond Fund.
97-XXXX - State Health Innovation Plan Account.
97-AAAAA - Opioid Stewardship Fund.
98 - Investment of State Funds.
98-A - Investment of General Funds, Bond Proceeds, and Other Funds Not Immediately Required.
98-B - Indigent Legal Services Fund.
98-C - Legal Services Assistance Fund.
98-D - 1332 State Innovation Program Fund.
99 - Withholding of State Assistance Upon Default in Payment of Bonds Held by the State.
99-D - City University Stabilization Account.
99-D*2 - Community Projects Fund.
99-E - State University Stabilization Account.
99-F - Spinal Cord Injury Research Trust Fund.
99-H - Tribal-State Compact Revenue Account.
99-H*2 - Teacher Education Accreditation Account.
99-I - Racing Regulation Account.
99-J - Child Performer's Protection Fund.
99-K - Child Performer's Holding Fund.
99-L - Assisted Living Residence Quality Oversight Fund.
99-L*2 - Love Your Library Fund.
99-N - Highway Construction and Maintenance Safety Education Fund.
99-O - Arts Institutions Revolving Loan Fund.
99-P - Empire State Stem Cell Trust Fund.
99-Q - Volunteer Firefighting and Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Fund.
99-S - Youth Facility per Diem Account.
99-T - New York State Medical Indemnity Fund Account.
99-U - New York State Gaming Commission Account.
99-U*2 - New York State Teen Health Education Fund.
99-V - Mortgage Settlement Proceeds Trust Fund.
99-V*2 - Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund.
99-W - Transit Assistance for Capital Investments Fund.
99-W*2 - Suny Dsrip Escrow Fund.
99-X - New York Achieving a Better Life Experience (Ny Able) Savings Program Trust Fund.
99-Y - Suny Stony Brook Affiliation Escrow Fund.
99-Y*2 - Health Republic Insurance of New York Fund.
99-Y*3 - Highway Use Tax Administration Account.
99-Z - Cure Childhood Cancer Research Fund.
99-AA - Retiree Health Benefit Trust Fund.
99-BB - Armory Rental Account.
99-BB*2 - Parking Services Fund.
99-BB*3 - New York State Secure Choice Administrative Fund.
99-BB*4 - Suny Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital Affiliation Escrow Fund.
99-BB*5 - School-Based Health Centers Fund.
99-EE - Down's Syndrome Research Fund.
99-FF - Parks Retail Stores Fund.
99-FF*2 - New York Central Business District Trust Fund.
99-HH - Criminal Justice Discovery Compensation Fund.
99-HH*2 - Public Health Emergency Charitable Gifts Trust Fund.
99-HH*3 - Endangered and Threatened Species Mitigation Bank Fund.
99-HH*4 - Behavioral Health Parity Compliance Fund.
99-II - New York State Cannabis Revenue Fund.
99-JJ - New York State Drug Treatment and Public Education Fund.
99-KK - New York State Community Grants Reinvestment Fund.
99-LL - New York State Council on the Arts Cultural Programs Fund.
99-MM - Emergency Rental Assistance Municipal Corporation Allocation Fund.
99-NN - Opioid Settlement Fund.
99-OO - Pharmacy Benefit Manager Regulatory Fund.
99-PP - Background Check Fund.
99-PP*2 - Agricultural and Farmland Viability Protection Fund.
99-PP*3 - Animal Shelter Regulation Fund.