N.Y. JUD Law § 852

§ 852. Compensation. 1. For the performance of an assignment\nhereunder, each judicial hearing officer shall receive his actual and\nnecessary expenses thereby incurred plus compensation in an amount to be\nestablished by the chief administrator of the courts. Such expenses and\ncompensation shall be state charges payable out of funds appropriated to\nthe administrative office for the courts for such purpose. A judicial\nhearing officer shall receive no other compensation for the performance\nof services in such capacity.\n 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, where a person is a\n"retired person", as such term is defined in article seven of the\nretirement and social security law, service as a judicial hearing\nofficer shall be subject to the provisions of that article.\n