Section 99-L. Fees in criminal actions and other proceedings  


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  • 1. Towns and
      villages, for their own respective benefits shall be entitled to receive
      for the services of the town court and the  village  court  in  criminal
      actions and other proceedings:
        (a)  For all services in each case of a misdemeanor or other offenses,
      including misdemeanors and  moving  violations  under  the  vehicle  and
      traffic  law, instituted in and triable in such a court, wherein a fine,
      if imposed, would be the property of the state, fifteen dollars.
        (b) For all services in each criminal proceeding instituted before and
      triable by such a court, wherein  a  fine,  if  imposed,  would  be  the
      property of the state, fifteen dollars.
        (c) For all services in any case in which the court acts upon a felony
      complaint, to be paid by the county, ten dollars.
        (d)  For  all  services in any case in which the defendant is held for
      appearance before another court, no fee.
        (e) For endorsing a warrant from another county, no fee.
        (f) For furnishing copies of papers in any proceeding, at the rate  of
      twenty-five cents per folio of one hundred words.
        (g) For return to any appeal to be paid by the county, ten dollars.
        (h)  For  examination of any information and depositions and issuing a
      search warrant, including  any  disposition  upon  the  return  thereof,
      fifteen dollars.
        (i)  For  issuing a license suspension or revocation order pursuant to
      paragraph (d) of subdivision two of section eleven hundred  ninety-three
      of  the  vehicle  and  traffic  law, providing the license suspension or
      revocation order  is  forwarded  to  the  commissioner  along  with  the
      certificates required in sections five hundred thirteen and five hundred
      fourteen  of the vehicle and traffic law within ninety-six hours, or for
      suspending a license  pursuant  to  clause  a  of  subparagraph  one  of
      paragraph  (e) of subdivision two of section eleven hundred ninety-three
      of such law, providing the license and  the  certificate  of  magistrate
      required  in  section five hundred thirteen of such law are forwarded to
      the commissioner within ninety-six hours, fifteen dollars.
        * 2. The county of Nassau shall be entitled to receive the amounts set
      forth in subdivision one of this section for the services of the  Nassau
      county  traffic  and  parking  violations agency and for all services in
      each case of a parking violation, instituted and triable in such agency,
      wherein a fine is imposed, a surcharge of ten dollars.
        * NB Effective until December 31, 2011
        * 2. The county of Nassau shall be entitled to receive the amounts set
      forth in subdivision one of this section for the services of the  Nassau
      county traffic and parking violations agency.
        * NB Effective December 31, 2011