New York Civil Service Law

Every section of the New York Civil Service Law, in order — 177 sections. Source: NY Senate Open Legislation, current through November 4, 2026.

• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 1 — Short title
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 2 — Definitions
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 5 — Department of civil service; state civil service commission
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 6 — Powers and duties of the state civil service commission
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 7 — Powers and duties of the president of the state civil service commission
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 7-a — Commission on increasing diversity in the state government workforce
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 8 — Offices of department; rooms and accommodations
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 9 — Attendance of witnesses; fees
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 11 — Assessment of certain expenses of administration of the department of civil service
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 12 — Recruitment of women to state civil service initiative 1
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 15 — Optional forms of local civil service administration
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 16 — Change of form of administration
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 17 — Jurisdiction
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 17-a — Placement of certain director of school facility positions
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 18 — Administration of civil service in jointly established agency
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 19 — Election by certain villages, school districts, special districts and public agencies located in two or more counties
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 20 — Rules
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 21 — Investigations
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 22 — Certification for positions
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 23 — Services by state department of civil service; certification of state and municipal eligible lists
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 24 — Removal of municipal civil service commissioners and personnel officers
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 25 — Powers of state civil service commission with respect to local rules; appointments and eligible lists
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 26 — Reports; inspections
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 27 — Prohibition against certain public employment and political activities
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 35 — Unclassified service
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 40 — Classified service; classes of positions
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 41 — Exempt class
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 42 — Non-competitive class
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 43 — Labor class
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 44 — Competitive class
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 45 — Status of employees upon acquisition of private institution or enterprise by government
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 50 — Examinations generally
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 50-a — Test validation boards
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 50-c — Discrimination based upon history of cancerous condition prohibited
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 51 — Filling vacancies by open competitive examination
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 52 — Promotion examinations
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 53 — Noncitizen status
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 54 — Age and educational requirements
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 55 — Examination of blind or physically handicapped applicants
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 55-a — Employment of persons with disabilities by municipalities
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 55-b — Employment of persons with disabilities by the state
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 55-c — Acceptability of certain high school diplomas
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 55-c — Employment of veterans with disabilities by the state
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 56 — Establishment and duration of eligible lists
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 57 — Continuous recruitment for certain positions
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 58 — Requirements for appointment of certain police officers
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 58-a — Requirements for provisional or permanent appointment of certain fire fighters
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 59 — Placement of county sheriffs' personnel in classified service
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 59-a — Placement of detectives and investigators in classified service
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 59-b — Promotions of supervisory personnel of the emergency medical service
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 59-c — State employment of persons and veterans with disabilities study
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 59-d — Public posting of employment opportunities
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 60 — Certification of eligible lists
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 61 — Appointment and promotion
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 62 — Constitutional oath upon appointment
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 63 — Probationary term
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 64 — Temporary appointments
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 65 — Provisional appointments
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 70 — Transfers
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 71 — Reinstatement after separation for disability
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 72 — Leave for ordinary disability
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 73 — Separation for ordinary disability; reinstatement
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 75 — Removal and other disciplinary action
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 75-a — Civil service proceeding; commencement upon alleged violation of certain provisions of the labor law relating to police officers
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 75-b — Retaliatory action by public employers
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 76 — Appeals from determinations in disciplinary proceedings
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 77 — Compensation of officers and employees reinstated by court order
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 78 — Transfer of personnel upon the abolition of positions in state civil service
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 79 — Establishment of redeployment lists in the state service; general provisions
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 80 — Suspension or demotion upon the abolition or reduction of positions
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 81 — Preferred lists; certification and reinstatement therefrom
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 81-a — Reemployment rosters in the state service; certification and reinstatement therefrom
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 81-b — Placement rosters in the state service; certification and appointment therefrom
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 82 — Procedures relating to assaults on employees responsible for enforcement of certain regulations in the city of New York
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 82-a — Authorized absence
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 82-b — Emergency service volunteers; paid leave
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 82-c — Civil air patrol volunteers; paid leave
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 83 — Legislative intent
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 83-a — Creation of a police advisory board
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 83-b — Membership of board
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 83-c — Additional members on board
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 83-d — Police advisory board meetings
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 83-e — Duties of police advisory board
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 83-f — Procedures
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 83-g — Compensation of board members
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 85 — Additional credit allowed veterans in competitive examinations; preference in retention upon abolition of positions
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 85-a — Additional credits allowed children and siblings of firefighters, police officers, emergency medical technicians and paramedics killed in...
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 85-b — Additional credits allowed children and siblings of firefighters and police officers killed in the line of duty
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 85-c — Additional credits allowed the children and siblings of emergency medical technicians and paramedics killed in the line of duty
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 85-d — Additional credits allowed the children and siblings of New York city sanitation members killed in the line of duty
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 86 — Transfer of veterans or exempt volunteer firefighters upon abolition of positions
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 87 — Prohibition against disqualification on account of age or disability
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 88 — Prohibition against discrimination against public employees serving in the armed forces
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 95 — Duties of public officers
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 96 — Waiver of rights
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 97 — Reports of appointing officers; official roster
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 100 — Certification of payrolls
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 101 — Misdemeanor to pay salary or compensation for which certification has been refused
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 102 — Court proceedings
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 105 — Subversive activities; disqualification
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 106 — Misdemeanor to obstruct civil service rights; false representation; impersonation
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 107 — Prohibition against certain political activities; improper influence
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 115 — Policy of the state
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 116 — Classification defined
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 117 — Classification and compensation division
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 118 — Powers and duties of the director of classification and compensation
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 120 — Applications and appeals
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 121 — General provisions relating to classification and allocation
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 122 — Eligibility of incumbents of positions not heretofore classified
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 123 — Prohibition against transfer of employees to competitive class
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 130 — Salary grades; minimum and maximum salaries
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 131 — Determination of salaries
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 132 — Reallocations; adjustment of salaries
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 134 — Work week of state officers and employees for basic annual salaries; overtime compensation
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 135 — Extra salary or compensation prohibited
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 136 — Compensation of teachers in state institutions
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 140 — Maintenance and reporting of performance ratings
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 145 — State commission to make merit awards; regulations
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 146 — Awards
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 150 — Suspension of pension and annuity during public employment
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 151 — Leaves of absence for participation in certain athletic competitions
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 152 — Repair or replacement of assistive devices or adaptive equipment provided for employees with disabilities
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 154-b — Agreements between state and employee organization
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 154-c — Managerial or confidential survivor's benefit; special education fund
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 156 — Unauthorized soliciting in behalf of civil service employees
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 157 — Deductions from retirement allowances
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 158 — Group term life insurance plan and group accident and health benefit plan
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 159 — Group insurance or mass merchandising policies or programs
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 159-a — Disability program
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 159-b — Excused leave to undertake a screening for cancer
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 159-c — Prohibition of retaliation for use of sick leave due to COVID-19; public employers
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 159-d — Excused leave to donate blood
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 160 — Regulations governing the health benefit plan; advisory committee
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 161 — Health insurance
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 161-a — Implementation of negotiated agreements
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 162 — Contract for health benefits
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 163 — Eligibility for benefits
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 163-a — Supplementary plan
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 164 — Coverage for dependents
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 165 — Termination of active employment
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 165-a — Continuation of state health benefit plans for survivors of employees of the state and/or of a political subdivision or of a public autho...
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 166 — Payment of benefits
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 167 — Contributions
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 167-a — Reimbursement for medicare premium charges
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 168 — Assessment of certain costs
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 170 — Separability
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 171 — Regulations governing the long term care insurance plan
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 172 — Long term care insurance
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 173 — Contract for long term care insurance
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 174 — Eligibility for participation
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 175 — Termination of active employment
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 176 — Contributions
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 177 — Severability
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 178 — Medical examination of public protection officials to detect and identify the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 180 — Laws repealed
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 181 — When to take effect
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 185 — Saving clause; construction
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 186 — Separability
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 200 — Statement of policy
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 201 — Definitions
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 202 — Right of organization
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 203 — Right of representation
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 204 — Recognition and certification of employee organizations
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 204-a — Agreements between public employers and employee organizations
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 205 — Public employment relations board
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 206 — Procedures for determination of representation status of local employees
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 207 — Determination of representation status
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 208 — Rights accompanying certification or recognition
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 209 — Resolution of disputes in the course of collective negotiations
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 209-a — Improper employer practices; improper employee organization practices; application
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 210 — Prohibition of strikes
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 211 — Application for injunctive relief
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 212 — Local government procedures
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 213 — Judicial review and enforcement
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 214 — Management and confidential employees; membership and office in employee organizations
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 215 — Dues or agency shop fee deductions
• N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 216 — Falsely impersonating an employee organization or employee organization representative