Public Officers Law § 73 | Effective July 8, 2022
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(n) The term "domestic partner" shall mean a person who, with respect to another person, is formally a
party in a domestic partnership or similar relationship with the other person, entered into pursuant
to the laws of the United States or of any state, local or foreign jurisdiction, or registered as the
domestic partner of the other person with any registry maintained by the employer of either party
or any state, municipality, or foreign jurisdiction.
2. In addition to the prohibitions contained in subdivision seven of this section, no statewide elected
official, state officer or employee, member of the legislature or legislative employee shall receive, or enter
into any agreement express or implied for, compensation for services to be rendered in relation to any
case, proceeding, application, or other matter before any state agency, or any executive order, or any
legislation or resolution before the state legislature, whereby his or her compensation is to be dependent
or contingent upon any action by such agency or legislature with respect to any license, contract,
certificate, ruling, decision, executive order, opinion, rate schedule, franchise, legislation, resolution or
other benefit; provided, however, that nothing in this subdivision shall be deemed to prohibit the fixing
at any time of fees based upon the reasonable value of the services rendered.
3. (a) No statewide elected official, member of the legislature, legislative employee, full-time salaried state
officer or employee shall receive, directly or indirectly, or enter into any agreement express or implied
for, any compensation, in whatever form, for the appearance or rendition of services by himself, herself
or another against the interest of the state in relation to any case, proceeding, application or other matter
before, or the transaction of business by himself, herself or another with, the court of claims.
(b) No state officer or employee who is required to file an annual statement of financial
disclosure pursuant to the provisions of section seventy-three-a of this article, and is not
otherwise subject to the provisions of this section, shall receive, directly or indirectly, or
enter into any agreement express or implied, for any compensation, in whatever form, for
the appearance or rendition of services by himself, herself or another against the interest of
the state agency by which he or she is employed or affiliated in relation to any case,
proceeding, application or other matter before, or the transaction of business by himself,
herself or another with, the court of claims.