Section 23. Chief and deputy chief clerks; other admistrative matters

(1)
  There shall be a chief clerk of the court.  The  chief  clerk  and  such
  other  non-judicial personnel as shall be authorized by rule or order of
  court  shall  each  have   the   power   to   administer   oaths,   take
  acknowledgments  and  sign  the  process  of  the  court  under the seal
  thereof. Other persons may also be authorized by rule or order of  court
  to administer oaths.
    (2)  The  chief clerk shall keep the seal of the court, on which shall
  be engraved the arms of the state and the words "Criminal Court  of  the
  City  of  New  York," and shall cause it to be affixed to the process of
  the court and to certificates issuing therefrom.
    (3) All fines paid into and received by the court shall be  paid  over
  to the commissioner of finance of the city on or before the fifth day of
  the  following month, at which time the court shall cause a statement or
  statements of fines received to be filed with the  comptroller  and  the
  commissioner of finance of the city.