N.Y. Uniform District Court Act Law § 2416

§ 2416. Court clerk; duty to account for fees. The court clerk in each\ndistrict shall collect and receive all the fees, and account for and pay\nthe same into the county treasury at such times as the county treasurer\nmay prescribe, which account shall contain the title of each case and\nthe amount of fees received therein; and the salary of such clerk shall\nnot be paid until he shall have so accounted and paid. He shall perform\nno service until he shall have received the legal fees therefore.\n