N.Y. Public Officers Law § 77: Unlawful fees and payments

§ 77. Unlawful fees and payments. A member of the legislature or any

officer or employee of the legislature who asks or receives or consents

or agrees to receive any emolument, gratuity or reward or any promise of

emolument, gratuity or reward or any money, property or thing of value

or of personal advantage, except such as may be authorized by law, for

doing or omitting to do any official act, or for performing or omitting

to perform any act whatsoever directly or indirectly related to any

matter in respect to which any duty or discretion is by or in pursuance

of law imposed upon or vested in him, or may be exercised by him by

virtue of his office, or appointment or employment or his actual

relation to the matter including, without limiting the generality of the

foregoing, approving or promoting the passage of legislation or

resolutions or the confirmation of appointees, or the conduct of

investigations, and a person who shall directly or indirectly offer or

make such a transfer to any member of the legislature or any officer or

employee of the legislature shall be guilty of a felony punishable by

imprisonment for not more than ten years or by a fine of not more than

five thousand dollars, or both.