N.Y. CVS Law § 150
This is the official text of N.Y. CVS Law § 150, part of New York’s CVS Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "CVS Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
Suspension of pension and annuity during public employment
Official statutory text
§ 150. Suspension of pension and annuity during public employment.\nExcept as otherwise provided by sections one hundred one, two hundred\neleven, and two hundred twelve of the retirement and social security\nlaw, section five hundred three of the education law, and except as now\nprovided by any local law or charter, if any person subsequent to his or\nher retirement from the civil service of the state or of any municipal\ncorporation or political subdivision of the state, shall accept any\noffice, position or employment in the civil service of the state or of\nany municipal corporation or political subdivision of the state to which\nany salary or emolument is attached, except jury duty or the office of\ninspector of election, poll clerk or ballot clerk under the election\nlaw, or the office of notary public or commissioner of deeds, or an\nelective public office, any pension or annuity awarded or allotted to\nhim or her upon retirement, and payable by the state, by such municipal\ncorporation or political subdivision, or out of any fund established by\nor pursuant to law, shall be suspended during such service or employment\nand while such person is receiving any salary or emolument therefor\nexcept reimbursement for traveling expenses. Notwithstanding the\nforegoing, if any person, subsequent to his or her retirement from an\nelective public office, accepts appointment, is re-elected or takes a\nnew oath of office to the same elective public office from which he or\nshe retired, his or her retirement allowance shall be suspended until\nthe date he or she vacates such elective public office, unless the\namount earned for any calendar year for that elective public office does\nnot exceed the earning limitation provided for retired persons in\nsection two hundred twelve of the retirement and social security law.\nHowever, for purposes of this section the age seventy unlimited earnings\nprovision of section two hundred twelve of the retirement and social\nsecurity law will not pertain to any person, subsequent to his or her\nretirement from an elective public office, if such person accepts\nappointment, is re-elected or takes a new oath of office to the same\nelective public office from which he or she retired.\n
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in New York?
Find a New York lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.