N.Y. Civil Service Law § 156: Unauthorized soliciting in behalf of civil service employees

§ 156. Unauthorized soliciting in behalf of civil service employees.

Any person, not at the time a salaried officer or employee of a

department, bureau or office of the state, or of any of the counties or

cities thereof, or of any of the courts of the state, or any of the

counties or cities thereof, who shall distribute, circulate or display

any ticket, credentials, letter, letterhead, contract, agreement,

application or other written or printed matter which bears, either in

full or in part, the name, seal or insignia of any state, county or city

department, bureau, office or court, or any person not an active member

of the uniformed force, who shall wear or display the uniform or part of

the uniform thereof, or any badge, shield, medal, button, decoration, or

other insignia relating to or identified with any state, county or city

department, bureau, office or court, for the purpose of selling or

attempting to sell any ticket, book or privilege in connection with a

dinner, reception, dance, entertainment, concert, athletic exhibition,

contest or lecture, proposed to be conducted by and under the auspices

of any group or association of active or retired employees of any

department, bureau, office or court of the state or any of the counties

or cities thereof, or for the purpose of soliciting paid advertisements

or greetings for any book, pamphlet or program to be published by any

such groups or associations, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,

and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment for six months or

by a fine of five hundred dollars or both.