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A1789Assembly2019-2020 Session

Check Court Fines Quarterly

Official title

“Authorizes town supervisor to examine dockets of the justice court on a quarterly basis to determine whether fines and fees have been paid to the proper officials”

Sponsor Clifford CrouchAD-122Affects Local Government
Status
In Assembly Committee
Local Governments
Impact
3/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

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In committee · Local Governments

What's happening

This bill allows town supervisors to quarterly review justice court dockets to ensure fines and fees are properly remitted.

Why it matters

  1. Enhances Oversight and Accountability. By permitting quarterly reviews of justice court dockets by town supervisors, the bill strengthens local oversight of court-collected fines and fees, potentially reducing the risk of mismanagement or misappropriation.

  2. Promotes Timely Remittance of Funds. Regular checks encourage town justices to promptly remit all collected fines and fees to the appropriate officials, improving the flow of funds to municipal and state accounts.

  3. Supports Public Trust in Local Justice Systems. Increased transparency and accountability in how fines and fees are handled may boost community confidence in the fairness and integrity of local courts and government operations.

  4. Provides a Preventive, Not Punitive, Tool. The review process is discretionary (“may” examine) and does not introduce new penalties, focusing on oversight and prevention rather than punishment of wrongdoing.

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Check Court Fines Quarterly

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Clifford Crouch

Assembly Member · Assembly District 122

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History

  1. Held for consideration in local governments
  2. Referred to local governments
  3. Referred to local governments

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STATE OF NEW YORK

1789

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 17, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation to authorizing town supervisors to examine the dockets of the justice court, on a quarterly basis, to determine whether fines and fees have been turned over to the proper officials

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Section 125 of the town law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:

3. The supervisor may, on or before the fifteenth day of April, July, October and January, examine the criminal and civil dockets of each town justice to determine whether the fines and fees therein shown to have been collected during the immediately previous quarter have been turned over to the proper officials as required by law.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD03036-01-9

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