New York State Finance Law Section 181 - Title of successor of custodian of court funds.

  181.  Title  of  successor  of  custodian  of  court  funds. On the
  expiration of the official term of a public officer, or where a  vacancy
  occurs  in  his  office, by death or otherwise, all public stock, bonds,
  mortgages, and other securities deposited into court and  held  by  him,
  vest  in  his  successor  in  office;  and all money paid into court and
  deposited in a bank, trust company or other depository, to  his  credit,
  vests  in,  and  must  be  carried  to,  the account of his successor in
  office.

Last modified: February 3, 2019