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SECTION 2503
Disposition of fines and penalties
Uniform District Court Act (UDC) CHAPTER 565, ARTICLE 25, TITLE 1
§ 2503. Disposition of fines and penalties. 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.