N.Y. UDC Law § 2503

§ 2503. Disposition of fines and penalties. All fines and penalties\nimposed and collected by any judge of the court sitting as a court of\nspecial sessions or as a magistrate's court shall be paid over to the\ncounty treasurer and be credited by him to the first judicial district,\nexcept as follows:\n 1. Fines and penalties collected in cases arising out of the violation\nof the ordinances or regulations of any town or village shall be paid at\nleast monthly into the treasury of such town or village.\n 2. Fines and penalties which by any general state law are payable to\nthe state of New York or to any department, commission or agency thereof\nshall be paid as in such general state law provided at least monthly.\n 3. Fines and penalties collected for violation of the conservation law\nand of laws and ordinances in relation to the use of the public highways\nby motor vehicles, trailers and motorcycles shall be disposed of as now\nor hereafter required by law except as provided in subdivision four of\nthis section and except further that fines and penalties collected in\ncases arising out of the violation of the regulations of the Long Island\nstate park commission and the state commissioner of parks and recreation\nrelating to traffic, shall be paid over to the county treasurer and\ncredited to the first judicial district.\n 4. Fines and penalties, which by general state laws, but for this\nsection, would be required to be paid to a town or any officer of a\ntown, shall be paid instead to the county treasurer and credited to the\nfirst judicial district.\n