N.Y. CVS Law § 95

§ 95. Duties of public officers. It shall be the duty of all officers\nof the state of New York or of any civil division or city thereof to\nconform to and comply with and to aid in all proper ways in carrying\ninto effect the provisions of this chapter, and the rules and\nregulations prescribed thereunder. No officer or officers having the\npower of appointment or employment shall appoint or select any person\nfor appointment, employment, promotion or reinstatement except in\naccordance with the provisions of this chapter and the rules and\nregulations established thereunder. Any person employed or appointed\ncontrary to the provisions of this chapter or of the rules and\nregulations established thereunder shall be paid by the officer or\nofficers so employing or appointing, or attempting to employ or appoint\nhim, the compensation agreed upon for any services performed under such\nappointment or employment or, in case no compensation is agreed upon,\nthe actual value of such services and any necessary expenses incurred in\nconnection therewith, and shall have a cause of action against such\nofficer or officers for such sum and for the costs of the action. No\npublic officer shall be reimbursed by the state or any of its civil\ndivisions for any sums so paid or recovered in any such action.\n