{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-judiciary-law-18","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Judiciary Law § 18","heading":"Judge prohibited from taking fees for advice in matters before him","body":"§ 18. Judge prohibited from taking fees for advice in matters before\nhim. A judge or other judicial officer shall not demand or receive a fee\nor other compensation for giving his advice in an action, claim, matter,\nmotion or proceeding pending before him, or which he has reason to\nbelieve will be brought before him for decision; or for preparing a\npaper or other proceeding, relating to such action, claim, matter,\nmotion or proceeding; except a justice of the peace, in a case where a\nfee is expressly allowed to him by law.","path":["Judiciary Law","Article 2. General Provisions Relating to Courts and Judges"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/JUD/18","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"7a01c717bf363ee4b5b7aafd23368829fdb2744ce786116497fe578316eed29d","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-judiciary-law-17","next":"us-ny/n.y.-judiciary-law-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}