§ 8-03 Certificate of Deposit by Commissioner of Finance.
RCNY § 8-03
A certificate of deposit or other document showing the amount of money held by the Commissioner of Finance for the benefit of any person will be issued by the Court and Trust Fund Division of the Department of Finance upon fulfillment of the following prerequisites: (a) An application on forms furnished by the Department of Finance must be completed and filed by the person claiming the right to possession of the funds, or by an attorney acting on his behalf.
(b)The Commissioner of Finance or his designee may require the claimant to appear at the Commissioner's office and to produce satisfactory evidence of the fact that the claimant is the person lawfully entitled to possession of the funds, and to complete and file additional written statements to satisfactorily establish the claimant's right to the funds. If the claimant is absent from the City or is unable to appear in person at the Commissioner of Finance's office by reason of physical or other disability, or by reason of military service, satisfactory proof of such fact may be required, and an attorney or other person acting on behalf of the claimant may be required to produce proof of his or her authority to act. At any time after the issuance of a certificate of deposit, and up to the actual payment of the funds on deposit to the claimant or to such other person as may be entitled thereto, the Commissioner of Finance or the Commissioner's designee may require proof similar to that described in this section, as well as copies of the petition, affidavits and exhibits upon which the order was granted.
