N.Y. PBO Law § 70
This is the official text of N.Y. PBO Law § 70, part of New York’s PBO Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "PBO Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Accounting for fees
Official statutory text
§ 70. Accounting for fees. Where a public officer is required, by\nlaw, to keep an account of, or to pay over, the fees or other moneys,\nreceived by him for official services, he must include therein all sums,\nreceived by him, to which he was entitled, by reason of any act,\nperformed by him in his official capacity; whether the act did or did\nnot pertain to his office, or to the business thereof.\n
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