Bill > S03733

This bill introduces a new fee and process for electronic citations across New York counties. Specifically, the bill defines an "electronic citation" as the transmission of various types of citations (including traffic, misdemeanor, municipal ordinance, and conservation citations) electronically to a county clerk. Under the proposed law, county clerks would be authorized to collect a five-dollar electronic citation fee from defendants at the time of a guilty plea, guilty judgment, or supervision grant. This fee would be in addition to existing fees and assessable as costs. The collected fee would be split, with 60% deposited into an "electronic citation fund" established by each county, and 40% disbursed to the arresting agency to cover expenses related to maintaining electronic citation systems. County clerks would serve as custodians of these funds and would be responsible for using them to establish and maintain electronic citation processes. Importantly, counties can opt out of this fee structure by passing a local ordinance. The bill would take effect 180 days after becoming law, providing time for counties to prepare for implementation.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S3733