New York A 10615: Relates to distributing purse monies more equitably

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A10615 Summary:

BILL NOA10615 

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Add Art 11 §§1101 - 1103, Fin Serv L; add §99-uu, St Fin L

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Establishes the office of justice court fee recovery, which is charged with collecting fees in criminal actions and other proceedings on behalf of justice courts.

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BILL NOA10615 

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03/13/2026referred to ways and means

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10615

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 13, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. TAGUE -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Ways and Means

 AN ACT to amend the financial services law, in relation to establishing
 the office of justice court fee recovery; and to amend the state
 finance law, in relation to establishing the justice court fee
 reimbursement fund

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

 1 Section 1. Legislative intent. It shall be the public policy of this
 2 state to aggressively pursue the collection of fees in criminal actions
 3 or proceedings due and payable to town and village courts through all
 4 reasonable means. Many town and village courts do not have the resources
 5 to pursue debt collection. The office of justice court fee recovery
 6 established within the department of financial services shall serve as a
 7 fee-collecting entity for any town or village courts of the state that
 8 elect to participate in the program established pursuant to this act.
 9 § 2. The financial services law is amended by adding a new article 11
 10 to read as follows:
 11 ARTICLE 11
 12 JUSTICE COURT FEE RECOVERY
 13 Section 1101. Definitions.
 14 1102. Office of justice court fee recovery.
 15 1103. Assumption of delinquent fees.
 16 § 1101. Definitions. As used in this article:
 17 1. "Justice court" means any town or village court.
 18 2. "Office" shall mean the office of justice court fee recovery.
 19 § 1102. Office of justice court fee recovery. The superintendent, in
 20 cooperation with the chief administrator of the courts, shall establish
 21 an office within the department called the office of justice court fee
 22 recovery, which shall be charged with collecting fees in criminal
 23 actions and other proceedings on behalf of justice courts. The office
 24 shall implement a program where delinquent fees in criminal actions and
 25 other proceedings certified pursuant to section eleven hundred three of
 26 this article shall be collected by the state, and all portions of such

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14260-02-6

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 1 fees that are not property to the state shall be reimbursed to the town
 2 or village from the justice court fee reimbursement account established
 3 pursuant to section ninety-nine-uu of the state finance law on a monthly
 4 basis. A town or village may opt to participate in the program but shall
 5 not be required to participate.
 6 § 1103. Assumption of delinquent fees. 1. A town or village that
 7 elects to participate in the program established pursuant to this
 8 section may certify to the office that a fee imposed in a criminal
 9 action or proceeding remains unpaid for a period of not less than ninety
 10 days, or such other period as the superintendent may establish by regu-
 11 lation.
 12 2. Upon certification, the office shall assume responsibility for the
 13 collection of such fee. Any fee so assumed shall thereafter be deemed a
 14 debt owed to the state, and the state shall be authorized to pursue
 15 collection through all lawful means.
 16 3. Upon assumption of collection responsibility, the state shall reim-
 17 burse the participating town or village for the local share of the
 18 unpaid fee from the justice court fee reimbursement account established
 19 pursuant to section ninety-nine-uu of the state finance law, in an
 20 amount and manner determined by the superintendent.
 21 4. The superintendent shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary
 22 to implemen