CPLR § 8010

County treasurers · as in force on May 31, 2026

§ 8010. County treasurers. The treasurer of a county or the commissioner of finance of the city of New York is entitled for the services specified to the following fees:

1. two per cent upon a sum of money paid out of court by him;

2. one-half of one per cent upon a sum of money invested by him;

3. two per cent of the par value of investments transferred or assigned out of court by him, when the investments have been made by him;

4. two per cent of the par value of securities deposited into court and received by him, to be paid at the time of the deposit by the parties making it; and

5. one dollar for each certificate issued by him certifying as to the amount of deposit to the credit of court funds.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP/8010

In plain English

A county treasurer, or New York City’s commissioner of finance, may charge these fees for handling court funds:

(1) Paying money out of court: 2% of the amount paid.
(2) Investing money: 0.5% of the amount invested.
(3) Transferring or assigning investments out of court when that officer made the investments: 2% of their par value.
(4) Receiving securities deposited into court: 2% of their par value, paid at the time of deposit by the depositing parties. ★
(5) Issuing a certificate stating the amount deposited to court funds: $1 per certificate.

Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 1 — The Court Clerk in Plain English; Volume 2 — The Court Clerk: Civil Practice Law and Rules; Volume 1 — Your Career: Civil Practice in Plain English.