N.Y. CVS Law § 156

§ 156. Unauthorized soliciting in behalf of civil service employees.\nAny person, not at the time a salaried officer or employee of a\ndepartment, bureau or office of the state, or of any of the counties or\ncities thereof, or of any of the courts of the state, or any of the\ncounties or cities thereof, who shall distribute, circulate or display\nany ticket, credentials, letter, letterhead, contract, agreement,\napplication or other written or printed matter which bears, either in\nfull or in part, the name, seal or insignia of any state, county or city\ndepartment, bureau, office or court, or any person not an active member\nof the uniformed force, who shall wear or display the uniform or part of\nthe uniform thereof, or any badge, shield, medal, button, decoration, or\nother insignia relating to or identified with any state, county or city\ndepartment, bureau, office or court, for the purpose of selling or\nattempting to sell any ticket, book or privilege in connection with a\ndinner, reception, dance, entertainment, concert, athletic exhibition,\ncontest or lecture, proposed to be conducted by and under the auspices\nof any group or association of active or retired employees of any\ndepartment, bureau, office or court of the state or any of the counties\nor cities thereof, or for the purpose of soliciting paid advertisements\nor greetings for any book, pamphlet or program to be published by any\nsuch groups or associations, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,\nand upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment for six months or\nby a fine of five hundred dollars or both.\n