N.Y. Public Service Law § 15: Certain acts prohibited

§ 15. Certain acts prohibited. Every commissioner, and every person

employed or appointed to office in the department is hereby forbidden

and prohibited to solicit, suggest, request or recommend, directly or

indirectly, to any corporation or person subject to the supervision of

the commission, or to any officer, attorney, agent or employee thereof,

the appointment of any person to any office, place, position or

employment. And every such corporation and person, and every officer,

attorney, agent and employee thereof, is hereby forbidden and prohibited

to offer to any commissioner or to any person employed by the department

any office, place, appointment or position, or to offer or give to any

commissioner, or to any officer employed or appointed to office in the

department any free pass or transportation or any reduction in fare to

which the public generally are not entitled or free carriage for

property or any present, gift or gratuity of any kind. If any

commissioner or any person employed or appointed to office in the

department shall violate any provision of this section he shall be

removed from office. Every commissioner and every person employed or

appointed to office in the department shall be and be deemed to be a

public officer. Any employee or agent of the department who divulges any

confidential information which may come to his knowledge during the

course of any inspection or examination of the property, accounts,

records or memoranda of any person, corporation or municipality subject

to the jurisdiction of the commission, except insofar as he may be

directed by the commission, or by a court or judge, or authorized by

law, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.