NY Civ Serv L § 107 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVS - Civil Service Article 7 - Enforcement; Prohibitions; Penalties Title C - Prohibition Against Certain Activities by Officers and Employees; Penalties 107 - Prohibition Against Certain Political Activities; Improper Influence.

§ 107. Prohibition  against  certain  political  activities;  improper   influence. 1. Recommendations  based  on  political   affiliations.   No   recommendation  or  question  under  the authority of this chapter shall   relate to the political opinions or affiliations of any person whatever;   and no appointment  or  selection  to  or  removal  from  an  office  or   employment  within  the  scope  of this chapter or the rules established   thereunder, shall be in  any  manner  affected  or  influenced  by  such   opinions or affiliations. No person in the civil service of the state or   of any civil division thereof is for that reason under any obligation to   contribute to any political fund or to render any political service, and   no  person  shall  be removed or otherwise prejudiced for refusing so to   do. No person in the said civil service shall discharge  or  promote  or   reduce, or in any manner change the official rank or compensation of any   other  person  in  said  service,  or  promise or threaten so to do, for   giving or withholding or neglecting to make any contribution of money or   service or any other valuable thing for any political purpose. No person   in said service shall use his official authority or influences to coerce   the political action of any person or body  or  to  interfere  with  any   election.2. Inquiry concerning political affiliations. No person shall directly   or  indirectly  ask,  indicate  or  transmit  orally  or  in writing the   political affiliations of any employee in the civil service of the state   or of any civil division thereof or of  any  person  dependent  upon  or   related  to such an employee, as a test of fitness for holding office. A   violation  of  this  subdivision  shall  be  deemed  a  misdemeanor  and   conviction  thereof  shall subject the person convicted to a fine of not   less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars  or  to   imprisonment  for not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or   to both such fine and imprisonment. Nothing herein  contained  shall  be   construed  to  prevent  or  prohibit  inquiry concerning the activities,   affiliation or membership of any applicant or employee in any  group  or   organization which advocates that the government of the United States or   of  any  state  or  of  any  political  subdivision  thereof  should  be   overturned by force, violence or any unlawful means.3. Political assessments. No officer or employee of the state  or  any   civil  division thereof shall, directly or indirectly, use his authority   or official influence to compel or induce any other officer or  employee   of the state or any civil division thereof, to pay or promise to pay any   political  assessment,  subscription  or  contribution. Every officer or   employee who may have charge or control in any building, office or  room   occupied  for  any governmental purpose is hereby authorized to prohibit   the entry of any person, and he shall not knowingly permit any person to   enter the same for the  purpose  of  making,  collecting,  receiving  or   giving  notice  therein,  of  any  political assessment, subscription or   contribution; and no person shall enter or remain in  any  such  office,   building or room, or send or direct any letter or other writing thereto,   for the purpose of giving notice of, demanding or collecting a political   assessment; nor shall any person therein give notice of, demand, collect   or  receive any such assessment, subscription or contribution. No person   shall prepare or take any part in preparing  any  political  assessment,   subscription or contribution with the intent that the same shall be sent   or  presented  to or collected of any officer or employee subject to the   provisions of this chapter,  and  no  person  shall  knowingly  send  or   present  any  political  assessment,  subscription or contribution to or   request its  payment  of  any  said  officer  or  employee.  Any  person   violating  any  provision  of  this  subdivision  shall  be  guilty of a   misdemeanor. 4. Prohibition against promise of influence.  Any  person,  who  while   holding  any  public  office,  or  in nomination for, or while seeking a   nomination or appointment for any public office, shall corruptly use  or   promise  to  use, whether directly or indirectly, any official authority   or  influence,  whether then possessed or merely anticipated, in the way   of conferring upon any person, or in order to secure or aid  any  person   in  securing  any  office  or  public  employment,  or  any  nomination,   confirmation, promotion or increase of salary,  upon  the  consideration   that the vote or political influence or action of the last-named person,   or any other, shall be given or used in behalf of any candidate, officer   or party, or upon any other corrupt condition or consideration, shall be   deemed  guilty  of bribery or an attempt at bribery. Any public officer,   or any person having or claiming to have any authority or influence  for   or affecting the nomination, public employment, confirmation, promotion,   removal,  or  increase  or decrease of salary of any public officer, who   shall corruptly use, or promise, or threaten to use any  such  authority   or  influence, directly or indirectly in order to coerce or persuade the   vote or political action of any citizen or  the  removal,  discharge  or   promotion  of  any officer or public employee, or upon any other corrupt   consideration, shall also be guilty of  bribery  or  of  an  attempt  at   bribery.  Every  person  found  guilty of such bribery, or an attempt to   commit the same, as aforesaid, shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable   to be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars  nor  more   than  three  thousand  dollars, or to imprisonment for not less than ten   days nor more than two years, or to both such fine and  imprisonment  in   the discretion of the court.5.  Violation of this section. Complaints alleging a violation of this   section by a statewide elected official or a state officer or  employee,   as  defined  in section seventy-three of the public officers law, may be   directed to the commission on public integrity.