New York § 22 - 22Institution officers not to be interested in institution contracts
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 22 — 22Institution officers not to be interested in institution contracts, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 22. 22Institution officers not to be interested in institution contracts
§ 22. Institution officers not to be interested in institution contracts. A commissioner of correction, superintendent or other officer or employee, employed at any of the institutions in the department who: 1. Shall be directly or indirectly interested in any contract, purchase or sale, for, by, or on account of such institution; or, 2. Accepts a present from a contractor or contractor's agent, directly or indirectly, or employs the labor of an incarcerated individual or another person employed in such institution on any work for the private benefit of such commissioner, superintendent, officer or employee, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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