N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law 420.20 – Collection of fines, restitution or reparation imposed upon corporations
§ 420.20 Collection of fines, restitution or reparation imposed upon
Terms Used In N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law 420.20
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
corporations.
Where a corporation is sentenced to pay a fine, restitution or reparation, the fine, restitution or reparation must be paid at the time sentence is imposed. If the fine, restitution or reparation is not so paid, it may be collected in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action, and if execution issued upon such judgment be returned unsatisfied an action may be brought in the name of the people of the state of New York to procure a judgment sequestering the property of the corporation, as provided by the business corporation law. It is the duty of the attorney general in all criminal proceedings prosecuted by him, and, in all other proceedings, the county attorney for counties outside the city of New York, and, in the city of New York the corporation counsel of the city of New York, to institute proceedings to collect such fine, restitution or reparation.