N.Y. General Municipal Law § 91: Payment of rewards for apprehension and conviction of a person or persons guilty of felony or misdemeanor

§ 91. Payment of rewards for apprehension and conviction of a person

or persons guilty of felony or misdemeanor. The governing board of any

municipal corporation shall have power to offer, appropriate and pay

rewards of not more than one thousand dollars for information which

shall lead to detection, arrest and conviction of a person or persons

guilty of a misdemeanor and not more than twenty-five thousand dollars

for information which shall lead to the detection, arrest and conviction

of a person or persons guilty of a felony or felonies; provided,

however, that no police officer, peace officer, or any other law

enforcement officer or official shall be entitled, directly or

indirectly, to collect any such reward.