Assembly Bill A3165

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to electronic citation fees

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A3165 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5724
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Add ยง8023, CPLR
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8351
2017-2018: A7415, S6150
2019-2020: S1121
2021-2022: S4507
2023-2024: S3078

2015-A3165 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to electronic citation fees.

2015-A3165 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3165

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Judiciary

AN  ACT  to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to elec-
  tronic citation fees

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new
section 8023 to read as follows:
  S  8023. ELECTRONIC CITATION FEES. (A) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "ELEC-
TRONIC CITATION" MEANS THE PROCESS OF TRANSMITTING TRAFFIC, MISDEMEANOR,
MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE, CONSERVATION, OR OTHER CITATIONS AND  LAW  ENFORCE-
MENT DATA VIA ELECTRONIC MEANS TO A COUNTY CLERK.
  (B) THE CLERKS OF THE COUNTY IN THE STATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO COLLECT
AN  ELECTRONIC  CITATION  FEE OF FIVE DOLLARS. SUCH FEE SHALL BE PAID BY
THE DEFENDANT IN  ANY  TRAFFIC,  MISDEMEANOR,  MUNICIPAL  ORDINANCE,  OR
CONSERVATION  CITATION  ISSUED UPON A PLEA OF GUILTY, JUDGMENT OF GUILTY
OR GRANT OF SUPERVISION. THIS FEE SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO ALL OTHER FEES
AND CHARGES AND  ASSESSABLE  AS  COSTS  AND  SHALL  NOT  BE  SUBJECT  TO
DISBURSEMENT.  SIXTY  PERCENT  OF  THE  FEE  SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE
"ELECTRONIC CITATION FUND" ESTABLISHED BY EACH COUNTY. FORTY PERCENT  OF
THE  FEE  SHALL  BE DISBURSED TO THE ARRESTING AGENCY TO DEFRAY EXPENSES
RELATED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE  OF  ELECTRONIC  CITATIONS.
EACH  COUNTY CLERK SHALL BE THE CUSTODIAN, EX OFFICIO, OF THE ELECTRONIC
CITATION FUND AND SHALL USE THE FUND TO PERFORM THE DUTIES  REQUIRED  BY
THE  OFFICE  FOR  ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING ELECTRONIC CITATIONS. THE
COUNTY CLERK SHALL NOT CHARGE AND COLLECT AN ELECTRONIC CITATION FEE  IF
THE COUNTY HAS BY ORDINANCE ELECTED NOT TO BE SUBJECT TO THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03775-01-5

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