Section 2503. Disposition of fines and penalties


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  • 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.