Authorizes the town supervisor to examine the dockets of the justice court on a quarterly basis to determine whether fines and fees have been paid to the proper officials.

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A2154-2013 Actions

• Feb 12, 2013: held for consideration in local governments
• Jan 9, 2013: referred to local governments

A2154-2013 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                    2154

                         2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                                 (PREFILED)

                               January 9, 2013
                                 ___________

  Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH -- read once and referred to the Committee
    on Local Governments

  AN  ACT  to amend the town law, in relation to authorizing town supervi-
    sors to examine the dockets of  the  justice  court,  on  a  quarterly
    basis,  to  determine  whether fines and fees have been turned over to
    the proper officials

    THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section  1.  Section  125  of  the town law is amended by adding a new
  subdivision 3 to read as follows:

    3. THE SUPERVISOR MAY, ON OR BEFORE THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF APRIL,  JULY,
  OCTOBER AND JANUARY, EXAMINE THE CRIMINAL AND CIVIL DOCKETS OF EACH TOWN
  JUSTICE  TO  DETERMINE  WHETHER THE FINES AND FEES THEREIN SHOWN TO HAVE
  BEEN COLLECTED DURING THE IMMEDIATELY PREVIOUS QUARTER HAVE BEEN  TURNED
  OVER TO THE PROPER OFFICIALS AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD06369-01-3